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Weapons satellites / Philip Wolny.

By: Wolny, PhilipMaterial type: TextTextSeries: The library of satellitesPublication details: New York : Rosen Publishing Group, 2003. Edition: 1st edDescription: 63 pages : illustration (chiefly col.) ; 25 cmISBN: 9780823938551Subject(s): Space warfare -- Juvenile literature | Space weapons -- Juvenile literature | Astronautics, Military -- United States -- Juvenile literature | Space warfare | Space weapons | Astronautics, Military | Artificial satellitesDDC classification: J 358.8 WOLN
Contents:
From space race to arms race and back again -- The high ground and its perils -- Inside weapons satellites -- The future.
Summary: Examines the development of weapons satellites which are not yet in use but which, when deployed, can use laser beams to attack large targets, disrupt the weather, or eliminate nuclear missiles in flight.
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Book Book Ethandukukhanya Public Library
300: Social Science Children's Area J 358.8 WOLN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3228200016416
Book Book Ethandukukhanya Public Library
300: Social Science Children's Area J 358.8 WOLN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3322803174828
Book Book Ethandukukhanya Public Library
300: Social Science Children's Area J 358.8 WOLN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3322803174829

Includes bibliographical references (p. [55]-61) and index.

From space race to arms race and back again -- The high ground and its perils -- Inside weapons satellites -- The future.

Examines the development of weapons satellites which are not yet in use but which, when deployed, can use laser beams to attack large targets, disrupt the weather, or eliminate nuclear missiles in flight.

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