Countdown to Space War
Christopher Lee author Bhupendra Jasani author Stockholm International Peace Research Institute author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:18th Nov '20
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- Paperback£31.99(9780367533069)
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...
ISBN: 9780367533014
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 390g
126 pages