America's Space Sentinels: DSP Satellites and National Security (Modern War Studies)

by Jeffrey T. Richelson

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During much of the Cold War, America's first line of defence was in outer space; a network of secret satellites that could provide instant warning of an enemy missile launch. This work provides a history of this defence programme, detailing its evolution from the late 1950s to 1999.
  • ISBN10 0700609423
  • ISBN13 9780700609420
  • Publish Date 1 April 1999
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 2 October 2008
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint University Press of Kansas
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 328
  • Language English