
Countdown to Space War
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 4. September 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
126 pages
978-0-367-53306-9 (ISBN)
Description
Only two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft. These were based on land. But now there is talk of weapons in space-instant-kill beams like lasers. President Reagan has offered a vision of new inventions that could stop nuclear missile attacks. But will they work? Can lasers make nuclear weapons obsolete? Or would they merely be used to wage Stars Wars?
Originally published in 1984, this is mainly the story of the military use of space. It shows how the new technology could trigger nuclear world war. And it looks for a way out...
Originally published in 1984, this is mainly the story of the military use of space. It shows how the new technology could trigger nuclear world war. And it looks for a way out...
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
207 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-53306-9 (9780367533069)
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Bhupendra Jasani | Christopher Lee | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Countdown to Space War
E-Book
11/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€45.99
Available for download

Bhupendra Jasani | Christopher Lee | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Countdown to Space War
E-Book
11/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€45.99
Available for download

Bhupendra Jasani | Christopher Lee | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Countdown to Space War
Book
11/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
€139.80
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Content
1. Countdown to Crisis 2. How It All Began 3. Space-Military Domain 4. The Military Need 5. Space as a Battlefield 6. Space Warfare and Beyond 7. Stopping Ballistic Missile Attack? 8. What are the Implications? Recommendations.