A ‘sort’ of self-denial: United States policy toward the Antarctic, 1950–59

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Moore, Jason Kendall
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Escudero; Antarc*; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400026711; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400026711

Abstract United States policy toward the Antarctic in the 1950s culminated in the treaty that bears the continent's name — the same treaty that continues to govern relations in the far south. Washington succeeded in promoting the admirable objectives of scientific advancement and international...