Countdown to Space War

by Bhupendra Jasani, Sipri Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Christopher Lee, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367533065
• ISBN13: 9780367533069
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"