Reining in the space cowboys: the Bush administration wants weapons in orbit. What can be done to keep those weapons from threatening the civilian use of space?

Authors :: Moltz, James Clay
Source :: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Jan-Feb, 2003, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p61, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: THE LACK OF PUBLIC DEBATE ON PLANS TO put weapons in space is giving the Pentagon--and its counterparts in certain other militaries abroad--free rein. The Bush administration is pursuing a [...]

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