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Autore |
O'Hanlon Michael E |
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Titolo |
Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses of space / / Michael E. O'Hanlon |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-81296-6 |
9786610812967 |
0-8157-9647-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) : illustrations |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Space warfare |
Astronautics, Military - United States |
Ballistic missile defenses - United States |
World politics - 21st century |
United States Military policy |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A brief primer on space and satellites -- 3. Current threats and technology trends -- 4. A future Taiwan Strait conflict -- 5. Arms control in space -- 6. Preserving U.S. dominance while slowing the weaponization of space -- Notes -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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