Research Catalog

Title

War in heaven : the arms race in outer space / Helen Caldicott and Craig Eisendrath.

Author

Caldicott, Helen

Publication

New York : The New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Company, 2007.

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Additional Authors

Eisendrath, Craig R.

Description

xix, 166 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"When most of us think about the potential of outer space for future generations, we think of world communications, satellite navigation, and scientific exploration. U.S. Space Command, however, thinks about weapons."

Uniform Title

Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, (1967 January 27).

Subject

• Space weapons
• Space warfare
• Arms control
• Arms race > History > 21st century

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-158) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A brief history of outer space -- The peaceful potential of outer space -- Missile defense : the prelude to space-based weapons -- The weaponization of outer space -- Alternatives to weapons in outer space -- Appendix 1: some basic information about outer space and outer space weapons -- Appendix 2: Treaty on principles governing the activities of states in the exploration and use of outer space, including the moon and other celestial bodies (the Outer Space Treaty of 1967).

ISBN

• 9781595581143 (hc.)
• 1595581146 (hc.)

LCCN

^^2006030551

OCLC

71552237

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library