{"product_id":"countdown-to-space-war-paperback-softback","title":"Countdown to Space War - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnly two years after Sputnik, weapons were created for attacking spacecraft. These were based on land. But now there is talk of weapons in space-instant-kill beams like lasers. President Reagan has offered a vision of new inventions that could stop nuclear missile attacks. But will they work? Can lasers make nuclear weapons obsolete? Or would they merely be used to wage Stars Wars?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1984, this is mainly the story of the military use of space. It shows how the new technology could trigger nuclear world war. And it looks for a way out...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45566145528046,"sku":"9780367533069","price":50.39,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367533069.jpg?v=1720690182","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/countdown-to-space-war-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}