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020 _a0700609423 (hbk.):
_c35.00 US
100 1 _aRICHELSON Jeffrey T
245 0 _aAmerica's space sentinels:
_bDSP satellites and national security
260 _aLawrence, Kan. USA:
_bUniv. Press of Kansas,
_c1999
300 _a329p.
440 _aModern war studies
520 3 _aDetailed 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.
650 _aEARLY WARNING SYSTEMS
650 _aSATELLITE RECONNAISSANCE
650 _aSPACE SURVEILLANCE
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