Countdown to Space War

ISBN-13: 9780367533069 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 122 str.

Christopher Lee

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.