"The intellectual scope and historical detail of Clay Moltz's study are truly impressive. He has brought to bear on a pressing issue in international security both high quality scholarship and pragmatic policy prescriptions. Professor Moltz's book is a "must read" for anyone concerned about the future sustainability of U.S. and global space activities." --Dr. John M. Logsdon, Director, Space Policy Institute, The George Washington University "Clay Moltz reassesses the importance of the superpowers' growing knowledge about harmful effects in the space environment especially space radiation and debris and explains how this environmental learning fundamentally shaped space security interactions during the Cold War.

A truly seminal book that not only illuminates an underappreciated factor in past space security decision-making but also sheds light on how environmental learning may play a key role in overcoming challenges and improving future space security."--Dr. Peter Hays, Associate Director, Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy "Rarely does a book add to the literature of multiple fields as well as The Politics of Space Security. A "must read" for both political scientists and policy practitioners, as one of the few books to examine an increasingly critical space security issues through the lens of traditional political science concepts and theory." --Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair, National Security Decision-Making Department, Naval War College.