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1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 |
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text file |
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Online Rand research documents |
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Online Rand research documents.
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"Project Air Force." |
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"Prepared for the United States Air Force." |
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"MR-1209-AF." |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index. |
| 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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Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Space weapons.
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Space warfare.
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Astronautics, Military -- United States.
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United States -- Military policy.
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Armes spatiales.
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Guerre spatiale.
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Astronautique militaire -- États-Unis.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Astronautics, Military
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Military policy
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Space warfare
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Space weapons
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United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
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| Added Author |
Preston, Bob, 1951-
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United States. Air Force.
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Project Air Force (U.S.)
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| In: |
Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Space weapons. Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002 0833029371 (DLC) 00045926 (OCoLC)45136649 |
| ISBN |
0833032526 (electronic bk.) |
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9780833032522 (electronic bk.) |
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0833029371 |
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9780833029379 |
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9780833029379 |
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0833029371 |
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9780833029379 |
| Report No. |
RAND/MR-1209-AF |
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AU@ 000055711978 |
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