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America's space sentinels : the history of the DSP and SBIRS satellite systems /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Richelson, Jeffrey
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lawrence, KS : University Press of Kansas, ©2012.
Edition:Second edition expanded.
Series:Modern war studies.
Subjects:
Space surveillance > United States > History.
Reconnaissance spatiale > États-Unis > Histoire.
HISTORY > Military > United States.
Space surveillance
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Bad news travels fast
  • 2. MIDAS
  • 3. Vindication
  • 4. Nurrungar and Buckley
  • 5. DSP's first Decade
  • 6. Surviving World War III
  • 7. Slow Walkers, fast Walkers, and Joggers
  • 8. Evolutionary Developments and Suicidal Lasers
  • 9. Australia, Germany, and New Mexico
  • 10. Desert Storm
  • 11. False Starts
  • 12. The Unwanted Option
  • 13. High Now, Low Later
  • 14. Future Missions
  • Epilogue
  • Appendices A. Space-Based Infrared Detection of Missiles
  • B. Chronology
  • C. Satellite Launch Listing.