Space warfare and defense : a historical encyclopedia and research guide / Bert Chapman.
Space warfare and defense : a historical encyclopedia and research guide / Bert Chapman.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008.
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N358.8/ 20
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English
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xxx, 403 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Contents
1. Development of U.S. Military Space Policy -- 2. U.S. Military Space Programs -- 3. Space Weaponry Development -- 4. Other Countries' Space Weapons Programs -- 5. Selected U.S. Laws and International Agreements on Military Uses of Space -- 6. U.S. Defense Department Resources -- 7. Non-Defense Dep...
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Publisher
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008.
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California
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c2008.
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"Global positioning technology orbits the earth. Space-based laser weapons are being tested, U.S. military operations and global ecommerce activity rely on satellite transmissions. How close are we to a time when space becomes a full-fledged theater of military operations - both as a launching point and as a target? To answer that question, Space W...
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Space warfare and defense : a historical encyclopedia and research guide / Bert Chapman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N358.8/ 20
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74VM8lQjOd8Z
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159884007X (ebook)
9781598840063 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1598840061 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781598840070 (ebook)
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358.8
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991000318199702626