Wolny, Philip,

Weapons satellites / Philip Wolny. - 1st ed. - New York : Rosen Publishing Group, 2003. - 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly colored) ; 25 cm. - The library of satellites .

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.

0823938557 (library binding)


Space warfare--Juvenile literature.
Space weapons--Juvenile literature.
Astronautics, Military--United States--Juvenile literature.
Space warfare.
Space weapons.
Astronautics, Military.
Artificial satellites.

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