The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense /
Hey, Nigel.
The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense / Nigel Hey. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
Shooting down nukes -- The Sputnik revolution -- Lasers versus missiles -- Reagan takes the reins -- Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense -- The presidential thunderbolt -- Shaping SDI -- A year to test nations -- Rescuing the infant SDI -- Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike -- Showdown at the chateau -- The beginning of the end -- The velvet revolution -- Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope.
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Space-age weapons systems and the end of the Cold War.
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9781612343297 (electronic bk.) 1612343295 (electronic bk.)
3B83CB26-4312-459B-A747-3FD5A6A1F27B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1900-1999
Strategic Defense Initiative--History.
Ballistic missile defenses--United States.
Nuclear weapons--Soviet Union.
Cold War.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Initiative de défense stratégique--Histoire.
Défense antimissile--États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires--URSS.
Guerre froide.
Politique scientifique et technique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear weapons.
Politics and government
Science and state.
Strategic Defense Initiative.
Strategische Verteidigungsinitiative
Ost-West-Konflikt
Strategic Defense Initiative.
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1981-1989.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--URSS.
URSS--Relations extérieures--États-Unis.
Soviet Union.
United States.
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Sovjet-Unie.
Electronic books.
History.
UG743 / .H39 2006eb
358.1/74
The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense / Nigel Hey. - 1st ed. - Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2006. - 1 online resource (xii, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
Shooting down nukes -- The Sputnik revolution -- Lasers versus missiles -- Reagan takes the reins -- Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense -- The presidential thunderbolt -- Shaping SDI -- A year to test nations -- Rescuing the infant SDI -- Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike -- Showdown at the chateau -- The beginning of the end -- The velvet revolution -- Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope.
Use copy
Space-age weapons systems and the end of the Cold War.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2011.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
English.
9781612343297 (electronic bk.) 1612343295 (electronic bk.)
3B83CB26-4312-459B-A747-3FD5A6A1F27B OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
1900-1999
Strategic Defense Initiative--History.
Ballistic missile defenses--United States.
Nuclear weapons--Soviet Union.
Cold War.
Science and state--History--United States--20th century.
Initiative de défense stratégique--Histoire.
Défense antimissile--États-Unis.
Armes nucléaires--URSS.
Guerre froide.
Politique scientifique et technique--Histoire--États-Unis--20e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Military Science.
Ballistic missile defenses.
Diplomatic relations.
Nuclear weapons.
Politics and government
Science and state.
Strategic Defense Initiative.
Strategische Verteidigungsinitiative
Ost-West-Konflikt
Strategic Defense Initiative.
United States--Politics and government--1981-1989.
United States--Foreign relations--Soviet Union.
Soviet Union--Foreign relations--United States.
États-Unis--Politique et gouvernement--1981-1989.
États-Unis--Relations extérieures--URSS.
URSS--Relations extérieures--États-Unis.
Soviet Union.
United States.
USA
Verenigde Staten.
Sovjet-Unie.
Electronic books.
History.
UG743 / .H39 2006eb
358.1/74