The Star Wars enigma : behind the scenes of the Cold War race for missile defense / Nigel Hey.

Author
Hey, Nigel [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, c2006.
Description
xii, 275 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-269) and index.
Contents
  • 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.
ISBN
1574889818 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2005032894
OCLC
62342021
International Article Number
  • 9781574889819
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