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" Shooting down a star : "
Clayton K.S. Chun.
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BL
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973081
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b727451
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| Main Entry
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Chun, Clayton K. S.
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| Title & Author
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Shooting down a star : : Program 437, the US nuclear ASAT system and present-day copycat killers /\ Clayton K.S. Chun.
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| Publication Statement
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. :: Air University Press,, 2000.
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| Series Statement
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CADRE paper ;; no. 6
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xiv, 84 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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158566071X
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: 9781585660711
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| Notes
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"April 2000."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-84) and index.
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| Contents
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Program 437 : the beginnings -- ASAT weapons : an accidental discovery? -- ASAT development : the Air Force leads the way -- Why ASAT weapons? -- Nike-Zeus becomes a rival -- Operational concept and the development of Program 437 -- Limiting factors -- Program 437 unmasked -- A new mission for the 10th ADs -- A third life for Program 437 -- The demise of Program 437 -- Space : a critical dimension -- Vulnerability of space-based assets -- Potential threats -- North Korea : key exporter of technology -- India : a growing ballistic missile power -- Iran : a missile exporter's paradise -- China's reach for the stars -- Space launch infrastructure -- International ASAT capabilities : how real the threat?
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Anti-satellite weapons-- United States.
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Thor (Missile)
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Anti-satellite weapons.
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Thor (Missile)
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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358.1/74
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UG1530.C49 2000
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