Countdown to Space War
Heftet /
2022
/ Engelsk
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367533069
Publisert
2022-09-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
126
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...
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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. First 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.
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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.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780367533069
Publisert
2022-09-04
Utgiver
Vendor
Routledge
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
126