| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 220 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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| Contents |
Sputnik -- After 50 years--satellites in our daily lives -- Cold War nuclear stand-off -- Spy satellites -- Problems of verifying an Arms Limitation Treaty -- The road to SALT-I -- SALT-II -- The other Cold War nuclear powers--China, the UK, France -- After the Cold War--regional tensions -- What the future holds |
| Summary |
"Today, military satellites represent 25 per cent of all satellites in orbit. In Spies in the Sky, Pat Norris argues that the development of satellites has prevented nuclear Armageddon. He believes that the 'race to the Moon' between the two superpowers was a side effect of the Cold War, and that the most important event was the use of satellites by military powers to prevent the Cold War becoming a 'hot war.' He then focuses on the regional tensions of today, and looks ahead to what the future holds - a time when satellites could be the only defense against a nervous nuclear power using its nuclear weapons needlessly."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Military intelligence.
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Communications, Military -- History
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Military surveillance.
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Aerial reconnaissance.
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Astronautics, Military.
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Artificial satellites.
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Communications, Military.
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artificial satellites.
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Communications, Military -- History.
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Military surveillance.
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Aerial reconnaissance.
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Astronautics, Military.
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Artificial satellites.
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Military intelligence.
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Sciences humaines.
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Sciences sociales.
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Astronomie.
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Aerial reconnaissance
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Artificial satellites
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Astronautics, Military
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Communications, Military
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Military intelligence
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Military surveillance
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| Genre/Form |
History
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780387716732 |
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0387716734 |
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9780387716725 |
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0387716726 |
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9786611133535 |
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6611133534 |
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