Countdown to Space War - Brossura

Jasani, Bhupendra; Lee, Christopher; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0367533065 ISBN 13: 9780367533069

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2022

Riassunto

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 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. And it looks for a way out...

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2022
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0367533065
• ISBN 13: 9780367533069
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 126
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania