Format:
1 online resource (436 pages)
ISBN:
9781598840070
Content:
Space 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.
Content:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chronology -- PART 1 -- 1 Development of U.S. Military Space Policy -- 2 U.S. Military Space Programs -- 3 Space Weaponry Development -- 4 Other Countries' Space Weapons Programs -- 5 Selected U.S. Laws and International Agreements on Military Uses of Space -- PART 2 -- 6 U.S. Defense Department Resources -- 7 Non-Defense Department U.S. Government Resources: Congress, Independent Agencies, and Commissions -- 8 U.S. Research Institutions -- 9 Foreign and International Government Organizations and Research Centers -- 10 Research Assistance: Periodical Indexes, Scholarly and Trade Journals, Scholarly Books, Documentary Collections, and Library of Congress Subject Headings -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- About the Author.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781598840063
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781598840063
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=315090
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