Countdown to Space War (Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security) - Hardcover

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

 
9780367533014: Countdown to Space War (Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0367533014 ISBN 13: 9780367533014
Publisher: Routledge, 2020

Synopsis

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...

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About the Author

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.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2020
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0367533014
ISBN 13 
9780367533014
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
126