TY - BOOK AU - STARES Paul B TI - Space and national security SN - 0815781091 (pbk.) PY - 1987/// CY - Washington PB - Brookings Institution KW - MILITARY SPACE PROGRAMMES N2 - In this timely volume, Paul Stares assesses the long-term costs and benefits of developing ASAT weapons and the feasibility of alternative policies. He examines in detail the military space programs of the United States and the Soviet Union and explores the potential military uses of space. Examines the development of anti-satellite weapons and discusses the American and Soviet policies concerning the military use of space ER -