Countdown to Space War
1st Edition
Published on 19. November 2020
126 pages
978-1-000-19915-4 (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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-000-19915-4 (9781000199154)
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Bhupendra Jasani | Christopher Lee | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Countdown to Space War
Book
09/2022
1st Edition
Routledge
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Bhupendra Jasani | Christopher Lee | Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Countdown to Space War
Book
11/2020
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Bhupendra Jasani, Christopher Lee
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
SIPRI is an independent international institute dedicated to research into conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament. Established in 1966, SIPRI provides data, analysis and recommendations, based on open sources, to policymakers, researchers, media and the interested public. Based in Stockholm, SIPRI is regularly ranked among the most respected think tanks worldwide.
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.
