RICHELSON Jeffrey T <br/><br/>
America's space sentinels:  DSP satellites and national security 

 - Lawrence, Kan. USA:  Univ. Press of Kansas,  1999 
 - 329p. 
 - Modern war studies .
<br/><br/> Detailed history of the development and applications of the U.S. satellite based early warning system. The system was originally intended to warn of ballistic missile launches by the USSR (and thus act as a deterrent to nuclear war), but has subsequently been used for many other purposes. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0700609423 (hbk.):  35.00 US 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS<br/>SATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE<br/>SPACE SURVEILLANCE