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Book Synopsis Does the United States Need Space-Based Weapons?. by : William L. Spacy II
Download or read book Does the United States Need Space-Based Weapons?. written by William L. Spacy II and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Laser Weapons In Space by : Keith B. Payne
Download or read book Laser Weapons In Space written by Keith B. Payne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive examination of the issues surrounding the potential development by the United States of a space-based laser weapons program. The authors assess the implications of arms control agreements for a satellite-based laser program, including discussions of recent Soviet space-related arms control initiatives and the forthcoming ABM treaty review. They outline likely Soviet responses to a U.S. space-based laser system, address criticisms of the proposed program, and consider its future in light of developments in U.S. defense strategy and doctrine.
Book Synopsis Space Weapons Earth Wars by : Robert Preston
Download or read book Space Weapons Earth Wars written by Robert Preston and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-02-13 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This overview aims to inform the public discussion of space-based weapons by examining their characteristics, potential attributes, limitations, legality, and utility. The authors do not argue for or against space weapons, nor do they estimate the potential costs and performance of specific programs, but instead sort through the realities and myths surrounding space weapons in order to ensure that debates and discussions are based on fact.
Book Synopsis Lasers and Missile Defense by : William H. Possel
Download or read book Lasers and Missile Defense written by William H. Possel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Space Based Laser Weapon by : James Patrick Fitzsimmons
Download or read book The Space Based Laser Weapon written by James Patrick Fitzsimmons and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Does the United States Need Space-based Weapons? by : William L. Spacy II.
Download or read book Does the United States Need Space-based Weapons? written by William L. Spacy II. and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Major Spacy examines the kinds of weapons that have been proposed for use in space. He compares their capabilities with those of their surface-based counterparts. He addresses two questions: What do space-based weapons have to offer that other forms of military power lack? What are space-based weapons likely to cost both in terms of dollars and in lost opportunities for pursuing other systems? Major Spacy evaluates the theoretical capabilities of orbital weapons and compares them to weapons already in existence and concepts proposed for development. His objective is to provide insight into where future investments should be made if the United States is to protect its increasingly important space-based assets and retain its position as a global leader able to project military power wherever necessary.
Book Synopsis High Energy Lasers: A Primer on Directed Energy Weapons for Space Use by : Richard F. Ziska
Download or read book High Energy Lasers: A Primer on Directed Energy Weapons for Space Use written by Richard F. Ziska and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid and inevitable commercialization and exploitation of space, which is now gaining increased momentum as the Space Shuttle program settles into a regular monthly schedule, is inescapably increasing our dependence on space-based systems of all kinds. These systems have become vital national interests, the defense of which must be considered whenever realistic war-time scenarios are developed. Consequently, the introduction of weapons into the space environment is an important option, the potential of which must be thoroughly investigated so as not to unwittingly jeopardize critical national assets and ultimately national defense. This thesis is intended to be a semi-technical 'primer' on directed energy laser weapons for utilization in the space environment. The rationale for the selection of space-based laser weapon systems is examined. Additionally, the basic concepts, components, and operations of three of the most promising methods for the generation of high-power laser energy in space are presented. Keywords include: High energy lasers for Space use.
Book Synopsis Defense acquisitions : DOD efforts to develop laser weapons for theater defense : report to congressional Requesters by :
Download or read book Defense acquisitions : DOD efforts to develop laser weapons for theater defense : report to congressional Requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Space Weapons by : David A. Tyckoson
Download or read book Space Weapons written by David A. Tyckoson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Lasers and Missile Defense by : William H. Possel
Download or read book Lasers and Missile Defense written by William H. Possel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Laser and Missile Defense by : William H. Possel
Download or read book Laser and Missile Defense written by William H. Possel and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Defense Acquisitions by : United States. General Accounting Office
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Laser Weapons in Space: A Critical Assessment by :
Download or read book Laser Weapons in Space: A Critical Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is the DOD pursuing the correct investment strategy for space-based high-energy lasers? Recent advances in lasers, optics, and spacecraft technologies may bring high-energy laser weapons to a sufficient level of maturity for serious consideration as space weapons against the theater ballistic missile threat. An important question is how these dramatic technology improvements have affected the strategic employment concepts for high-energy laser weapons. This study presents a comparison of competing space-based architectures given the progress made with high-energy lasers, large optics, and atmosphere compensation techniques within the past several years. Since the current Airborne Laser program utilizes only airborne assets, it is not part of this study. Three space-based architectures are evaluated against the ballistic missile threat: space-based lasers, ground-based lasers in conjunction with orbiting mirrors, and a combined approach using space-based lasers with orbiting mirrors. The evaluation criteria include the technology risks and the estimated development and deployment costs. Also, technology development programs are described for each of the architectures to address the high-risk areas. The results of this study suggest that the most technically sound and cost efficient architecture is space-based lasers with orbiting mirrors because this approach reduces the total weight and therefore cost on-orbit as well as the overall technical risks.
Download or read book Beam Weapons written by Jeff Hecht and published by Jeff Hecht. This book was released on 1984-03-31 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beam Weapons examines the directed-energy weapons that became a central part of the Reagan Administration's Strategic Defense Initiative, better known as "Star Wars." First published in 1984, it describes the science and technology behind directed energy weapons, the state of the art at the time Reagan launched the program, and the military issues involved. The first full-length book published on the topic, it exhaustively documents the technical and military realities and uncertainties.
Book Synopsis Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications by :
Download or read book Defense Science Board Task Force on High Energy Laser Weapon Systems Applications written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Space Weapons written by Frank Barnaby and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the reality of today's military space technology, growing military role of Soviet and U.S. space shuttles, spy satellites and anti-satellite weapons and manned space stations.
Book Synopsis Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon by : Jeff Hecht
Download or read book Lasers, Death Rays, and the Long, Strange Quest for the Ultimate Weapon written by Jeff Hecht and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole story of laser weapons with a focus on its many interesting characters and sometimes bizarre schemes The laser--a milestone invention of the mid-twentieth century--quickly captured the imagination of the Pentagon as the key to the ultimate weapon. Veteran science writer Jeff Hecht tells the inside story of the adventures and misadventures of scientists and military strategists as they exerted Herculean though often futile efforts to adapt the laser for military uses. From the 1950s' sci-fi vision of the death ray, through the Reagan administration's Star Wars missile defense system, to more promising developments today, Hecht provides an entertaining history. As the author illustrates, there has always been a great deal of enthusiasm and false starts surrounding lasers. He describes a giant laser that filled a Boeing 747, lasers powered like rocket engines, plans for an orbiting fleet of robotic laser battle stations to destroy nuclear missiles, claims that nuclear bombs could produce intense X-ray laser beams, and a scheme to bounce laser beams off giant orbiting relay mirrors. Those far-out ideas remain science fiction. Meanwhile, in civilian sectors, the laser is already being successfully used in fiber optic cables, scanners, medical devices, and industrial cutting tools. Now those laser cutting tools are leading to a new generation of laser weapons that just might stop insurgent rockets. Replete with interesting characters, bizarre schemes, and wonderful inventions, this is a well-told tale about the evolution of technology and the reaches of human ambition.