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Weapons satellites / Philip Wolny.

By:

Wolny, Philip [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The library of satellitesPublication details: New York : Rosen Publishing Group, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly colored) ; 25 cmISBN:

0823938557 (library binding)

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DDC classification:

358.8

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Grade School Library Grade School Library	Circulation	CIR 358.8 W80 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1-1	Available		59101

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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