| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Shooting down nukes -- The Sputnik revolution -- Lasers versus missiles -- Reagan takes the reins -- Sci-fi weapons and strategic defense -- The presidential thunderbolt -- Shaping SDI -- A year to test nations -- Rescuing the infant SDI -- Ronnie, Maggie, and Mike -- Showdown at the chateau -- The beginning of the end -- The velvet revolution -- Bluff, fear, confusion, and hope. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cold War (1945-1989) |
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Strategic Defense Initiative -- History.
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Strategic Defense Initiative. |
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History. |
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Ballistic missile defenses -- United States.
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Ballistic missile defenses. |
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United States. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Soviet Union.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Soviet Union. |
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Cold War.
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Science and state -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Science and state. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1981-1989 |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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International relations. |
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hey, Nigel. Star Wars enigma. 1st ed. Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2006 1574889818 (DLC) 2005032894 (OCoLC)62342021 |
| ISBN |
9781612343297 electronic book |
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1612343295 electronic book |
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1574889818 |
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9781574889819 |
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