The militarization and weaponization of space / Matthew Mowthorpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mowthorpe, Matthew, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronautics, Military.

Space warfare.

Space weapons.

Physical Description:

251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2004]

Contents:

1 The United States Approach to Military Space during the Cold War 11

2 The Origins of Ballistic Missile Defense in the United States and the Soviet Union and the ABM Treaty 35

3 The Soviet/Russian Approach to Military Space during Cold War and Beyond 55

4 China's Military Space Program 83

5 The United States and Soviet ASAT Programs 109

6 The Space-Based Laser for Ballistic Missile Defense 140

7 The Revolution in Military Affairs and the Militarization of Space 165

8 The Post-Cold War Military Space Policy of the United States 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [227]-248) and index.

ISBN:

0739107135

OCLC:

53144803