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Space weapons : earth wars / Bob Preston [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Online Rand research documentsPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 0833032526
  • 9780833032522
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Space weapons.DDC classification:
  • 358/.8/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • UG1530 .S72 2002eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Background -- ch. 3: Space weapons kinds and capabilities -- ch. 4: Employment -- ch. 5: How might the United States acquire space weapons? -- ch. 6: How might others acquire space weapons? -- ch. 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Space-based directed-energy weapons -- Appendix B: Kinetic-energy space weapons -- Appendix C: Natural meteoroids as weapons -- Appendix D: Ballistic missile defense countermeasures.
Summary: An exploration of the possibility, utility, legalities and limitations of the military use of space, specifically the use in space of weapons or defences for terrestrial conflict. The authors define and classify these weapons, describe their attributes, and explain how they might be used.
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E-books E-books Hugenote College Main Campus Digital version Not for loan Only accessible on campus.

"MR-1209-AF."

"Prepared for the United States Air Force."

"Project Air Force."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.

Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Background -- ch. 3: Space weapons kinds and capabilities -- ch. 4: Employment -- ch. 5: How might the United States acquire space weapons? -- ch. 6: How might others acquire space weapons? -- ch. 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Space-based directed-energy weapons -- Appendix B: Kinetic-energy space weapons -- Appendix C: Natural meteoroids as weapons -- Appendix D: Ballistic missile defense countermeasures.

An exploration of the possibility, utility, legalities and limitations of the military use of space, specifically the use in space of weapons or defences for terrestrial conflict. The authors define and classify these weapons, describe their attributes, and explain how they might be used.

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