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Countdown to Space War book cover

1st Edition

Countdown to Space War

By Bhupendra Jasani, Christopher Lee, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Copyright 1984
126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge
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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. 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... Read more

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.

Biography

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.

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