Title Space weapons : earth wars / Bob Preston [and others].

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Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002.

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Description	1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) : illustrations.
Series	Online Rand research documents
	Online Rand research documents.
Note	"Project Air Force."
	"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
	"MR-1209-AF."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index.
Contents	Ch. 1: Introduction -- ch. 2: Background -- ch. 3: Space weapons kinds and capabilities -- ch. 4: Employment -- ch. 5: How might the United States acquire space weapons? -- ch. 6: How might others acquire space weapons? -- ch. 7: Conclusion -- Appendix A: Space-based directed-energy weapons -- Appendix B: Kinetic-energy space weapons -- Appendix C: Natural meteoroids as weapons -- Appendix D: Ballistic missile defense countermeasures.
Summary	An exploration of the possibility, utility, legalities and limitations of the military use of space, specifically the use in space of weapons or defences for terrestrial conflict. The authors define and classify these weapons, describe their attributes, and explain how they might be used.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Space weapons.
	Space warfare.
	Astronautics, Military -- United States.
	United States -- Military policy.
	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
	Astronautics, Military. (OCoLC)fst00819604
	Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
	Space warfare. (OCoLC)fst01128112
	Space weapons. (OCoLC)fst01128115
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Added Author	Preston, Bob, 1951-
	United States. Air Force.
	Project Air Force (U.S.)
Other Form:	Print version: Space weapons. Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2002 0833029371 (DLC) 00045926 (OCoLC)45136649
ISBN	0833032526 (electronic bk.)
	9780833032522 (electronic bk.)
Report No.	RAND/MR-1209-AF

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