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245 0 0 |a Space weapons :  |b earth wars /  |c Bob Preston [and others]. 
260 |a Santa Monica, CA :  |b Rand,  |c 2002. 
300 |a 1 online resource (xxvii, 201 pages) :  |b illustrations. 
490 1 |a Online Rand research documents 
500 |a "Prepared for the United States Air Force." 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-201) and index. 
505 0 |a Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: INTRODUCTION; Chapter Two: BACKGROUND; Chapter Three: SPACE WEAPONS KINDS AND CAPABILITIES; Chapter Four: EMPLOYMENT; Chapter Five: HOW MIGHT THE UNITED STATES ACQUIRE SPACE WEAPONS?; Chapter Six: HOW MIGHT OTHERS ACQUIRE SPACE WEAPONS?; Chapter Seven: CONCLUSION; Appendix A: SPACE-BASED DIRECTED-ENERGY WEAPONS; Appendix B: KINETIC-ENERGY SPACE WEAPONS; Appendix C: NATURAL METEOROIDES AS WEAPONS; Appendix D: BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COUNTERMEASURES; Bibliography. 
650 0 |a Space weapons. 
650 0 |a Space warfare. 
650 0 |a Astronautics, Military  |z United States. 
650 4 |a Space Weapons. 
650 4 |a Astronautics, Military. 
650 4 |a United States  |x Military Policy. 
650 7 |a TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING  |x Military Science. 
650 7 |a Astronautics, Military. 
650 7 |a Military policy. 
650 7 |a Space warfare. 
651 0 |a United States  |x Military policy. 
651 7 |a United States. 
700 1 |a Preston, Bob, 
710 1 |a United States.  |b Air Force. 
856 4 0 |a Project Air Force (U.S.)  |u http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=77498 
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