The Fallacy of Star Wars; Why Space Weapons Can't Protect Us
by Union of Concerned Scientists
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394728947
- ISBN 13
- 9780394728940
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Random House, 1984. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. Co-chaired by Ricahrd L. Garwin, Kurt Gottfried, and Henry W. Kendall. Edited by John Tirman. Near Fine. Wraps lightly toned, curled at the edges. Square and firmly bound, lightly toned pages, former owner's signature on the front endpaper, clean otherwise. A critical account of Reagan's Star Wars program. The book is divided into three parts: "an introduction that explains the origins of space weapons and the historic struggle over the course of American defense policy, and rewritten, updated versions, addressed to the layman, of two recent USC reports.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7594
- Title
- The Fallacy of Star Wars; Why Space Weapons Can't Protect Us
- Author
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0394728947
- ISBN 13
- 9780394728940
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Wars, Defense, Weapons, 1980s, Cold War, Russia, Nuclear War, Fantasy, Politics, American Studies, History
Terms of Sale
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
All items are returnable for a refund within 30 days of receipt.
About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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