LEADER 03950nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910823749503321 005 20240416122308.0 010 $a979-82-16-01718-9 010 $a1-281-37654-X 010 $a9786611376543 010 $a1-59884-007-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9798216017189 035 $a(OCoLC)232359561 035 $a(MiFhGG)GVRL3MHS 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC315090 035 $a(OCoLC)1309407562 035 $a(CaStbABC)BP9798216017189BC 035 $a(CKB)1000000000488495 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000488495 100 $a20080321d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun|---uuuua 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSpace warfare and defense $ea historical encyclopedia and research guide /$fBert Chapman 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aSanta Barbara :$cABC-CLIO,$d2008. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (xxx, 403 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aGale eBooks 300 $aA detailed chronology of key events in the military development of space, from Eisenhower's approval of the "U.S. Policy on Outer Space" to China's recent launch of a military photoreconnaissance satellite. 300 $aA full glossary of terms and acronyms essential to the understanding of military space policies and technologies. 300 $aAn exhaustive reference guide to current and historical literature on U.S., Russian, Chinese, and European military space policy and programs--an unprecedented resource for further study. 300 $aCompares U.S. efforts to militarize space with those of China, Russia, and the European Union. 300 $aHelps the public become better informed on space issues that are becoming a larger part of the dialog on national security. 300 $aMakes accessible a wide variety of information resources on this subject from government, military, scholarly, and trade industry literature. 300 $aOver 375 alphabetically organized entries covering all aspects of military space initiatives, such as New World Vistas, the Air Force Counterspace Operations Doctrine, Project Corona, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, space-based infrared systems, and much more. 300 $aSeparates the misconceptions from the realities to give readers an authoritative look at the military development of space. 311 $a1-59884-006-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chronology; PART 1; PART 2; Glossary; Index; About the Author 330 $aSpace Warfare and Defense: A Historical Encyclopedia and Research Guide provides comprehensive coverage of the development of space as a possible arena for warfare, exploring the military uses of space--past, present, and future--and specific details of actual space weapons systems. The encyclopedia spans the breadth of U.S. military space policy; comparable programs in the Soviet Union, China, and the European Union; and the full array of international agreements designed to regulate the military uses of space. In addition, the encyclopedia includes an extensive reference guide (nearly 40 percent of the book) directing readers to the essential literature on space weapons and defense systems produced by the United States, other governments, research institutions, and additional sources. At a time when space is becoming an increasingly important place of military competition and potential conflict, Space Warfare and Defense dispels the myths and examines the realities of what may become humanity's ultimate battlefield. 606 $aSpace warfare$xHistory$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aSpace warfare$xHistory 676 $a358.80973 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910823749503321 996 $aSpace warfare and defense$94148139 997 $aUNINA