The Fallacy of Star Wars
By: based on studies conducted by the Union of Concerned Scientists ; and co-chaired by Richard L. Garwin, Kurt Gottfried, and Henry W. Kendall ; edited by John Tirman.
Contributors: Garwin, Richard L.; Gottfried, Kurt.; Kendall, Henry Way, 1926-; Tirman, John.; Union of Concerned Scientists.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books
Published: 1984
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Space weapons.; Anti-satellite weapons.; Ballistic missile defenses.; Strategic Defense Initiative.; United States -- Military policy.; Soviet Union -- Military policy.
Other titles: Space-based missile defense. 1984.; Anti-ballistic weapons. 1984.; Why space weapons can't protect us.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [261]-269.
"Why space weapons can't protect us"--Cover.
"A Vintage special"--Cover.
"A Vintage original"--Verso t.p.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Space-based missile defense; title: Anti-satellite weapons.