Marek Thee (1918-1999) was a researcher at PRIO 1969-89, when he moved on to the Norwegian Human Rights Institute. Marek Thee was a specialist of the arms race and international regulation and arms control.

“In the context of the developing debate about Star Wars this is a timely book. Dr Thee is Senior Research Fellow at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo. Stress is placed on the central role of military research and development in the arms race, the argument being that since the arms race is man made, it can and should be unmade by society.”-- Keith Hartley, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Volume 15, Issue 2

• 1. Introduction 2. Military Technology and Strategy after World War II: An Overview 3. The Race in Military Technology: Case Studies on the Emergence of New Strategic Weapon Systems 4. Doctrinal and Strategic Rationalizations of Weapon Development and Acquisition 5. Great Power Armaments Dynamics 6. Conclusions Index

Marek Thee (1918-1999) was a researcher at PRIO 1969-89, when he moved on to the Norwegian Human Rights Institute. Marek Thee was a specialist of the arms race and international regulation and arms control.

“In the context of the developing debate about Star Wars this is a timely book. Dr Thee is Senior Research Fellow at the International Peace Research Institute Oslo. Stress is placed on the central role of military research and development in the arms race, the argument being that since the arms race is man made, it can and should be unmade by society.”-- Keith Hartley, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, Volume 15, Issue 2

• 1. Introduction 2. Military Technology and Strategy after World War II: An Overview 3. The Race in Military Technology: Case Studies on the Emergence of New Strategic Weapon Systems 4. Doctrinal and Strategic Rationalizations of Weapon Development and Acquisition 5. Great Power Armaments Dynamics 6. Conclusions Index