Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses of space /
Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early war...
| Основен автор: | O'Hanlon, Michael E. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
℗♭2004.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=112230 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary. |
| Резюме: |
Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early warning of missile launch, and arms control verification. The U.S. armed forces increasingly use space assets to locate and strike targets on the battlefield. To date, though, no country deploys destructive weapons in space, for use against space or Earth targets, and no country possesses ground-based. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-164) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0815796471 9780815796473 0815764561 9780815764564 081576457X 9780815764571 1280812966 9781280812965 |