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- catalog abstract ""During much of the Cold War, America's first line of defense was in outer space: a network of secret satellites that could provide instant warning of an enemy missile launch. The presence of these infrared sensors orbiting 22,000 miles above the earth discouraged a Soviet first strike and stabilized international relations between the superpowers, and they now play a crucial role in monitoring the missile programs of China, India, and other emerging nuclear powers." "Jeffrey Richelson has written the first comprehensive history of this vital program, tracing its evolution from the late 1950s to the present. He puts Defense Support Program operations in the context of world events - from Russian missile programs to the Gulf War - and explains how DSP's infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence by "seeing" the lights of steel mills."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Defense Support Program satellites and national security".
- catalog contributor b11257730.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description ""During much of the Cold War, America's first line of defense was in outer space: a network of secret satellites that could provide instant warning of an enemy missile launch. The presence of these infrared sensors orbiting 22,000 miles above the earth discouraged a Soviet first strike and stabilized international relations between the superpowers, and they now play a crucial role in monitoring the missile programs of China, India, and other emerging nuclear powers." "Jeffrey Richelson has written the first comprehensive history of this vital program, tracing its evolution from the late 1950s to the present. He puts Defense Support Program operations in the context of world events - from Russian missile programs to the Gulf War - and explains how DSP's infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence by "seeing" the lights of steel mills."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Bad news travels fast -- MIDAS -- Vindication -- Nurrungar and Buckley -- DSP's first decade -- Surviving World War III -- Slow walkers, fast walkers, and joggers -- Evolutionary developments and suicidal lasers -- Australia, Germany, and New Mexico -- Desert Storm -- False starts -- The unwanted option -- High now, low later -- Future missions -- Appendices. A. Space-based infrared detection of missiles -- B. Chronology -- C. Satellite launch listing.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-307) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 329 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "America's space sentinels.".
- catalog identifier "0700609423 (cloth : acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "America's space sentinels.".
- catalog isPartOf "Modern war studies".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas,".
- catalog relation "America's space sentinels.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "355.3/432 21".
- catalog subject "Space surveillance United States History.".
- catalog subject "UG1523 .R535 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "Bad news travels fast -- MIDAS -- Vindication -- Nurrungar and Buckley -- DSP's first decade -- Surviving World War III -- Slow walkers, fast walkers, and joggers -- Evolutionary developments and suicidal lasers -- Australia, Germany, and New Mexico -- Desert Storm -- False starts -- The unwanted option -- High now, low later -- Future missions -- Appendices. A. Space-based infrared detection of missiles -- B. Chronology -- C. Satellite launch listing.".
- catalog title "America's space sentinels : DSP satellites and national security / Jeffrey T. Richelson.".
- catalog title "Defense Support Program satellites and national security".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".