Bhupendra Jasani, Christopher Lee, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Countdown to Space War (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 126
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000199154
• Artikelnr.: 60373722

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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?
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