Space warfare and defense : a historical encyclopedia and research guide

437 Pages·2008·13.651 MB·English

by  Chapman, Bert

SPACE WARFARE
AND DEFENSE
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SPACE WARFARE
AND DEFENSE
A Historical Encyclopedia
and Research Guide
BERT CHAPMAN
Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England
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ONTENTS
Acknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
Chronology xv
PART 1
1 Development of U.S. Military Space Policy 3
2 U.S. Military Space Programs 97
3 Space Weaponry Development 137
4 Other Countries’ Space Weapons Programs 183
5 Selected U.S. Laws and International Agreements
on Military Uses of Space 223
PART 2
6 U.S. Defense Department Resources 239
7 Non–Defense Department U.S. Government Resources:
Congress, Independent Agencies, and Commissions 279
8 U.S. Research Institutions 313
9 Foreign and International Government
Organizations and Research Centers 329
10 Research Assistance: Periodical Indexes, Scholarly and
Trade Journals, Scholarly Books, Documentary Collections,
and Library of Congress Subject Headings 347
Glossary 369
Index 387
About the Author 405
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CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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sional and personal opportunities He has given me.
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