Countdown to Space War

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...

List of contents

1. Countdown to Crisis 2. How It All Began 3. Space-Military Domain 4. The Military Need 5. Space as a Battlefield 6. Space Warfare and Beyond 7. Stopping Ballistic Missile Attack? 8. What are the Implications? Recommendations.

Summary

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. First 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.

Product details

• Authors: Bhupendra Jasani, Bhupendra Lee Jasani, Jasani Bhupendra, Christopher Lee, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2022
• EAN: 9780367533069
• ISBN: 978-0-367-53306-9
• No. of pages: 126
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Nuclear Security
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Space, planets and extraterrestrial locations, SCIENCE / Space Science / General, Weapons & equipment, Weapons and equipment, Arms negotiation & control, Arms negotiation and control, HISTORY / Military / Aviation & Space