America's Secret Eyes in Space
Author : Jeffrey Richelson
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780887302855
Author : Jeffrey Richelson
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780887302855
Author : Timothy R. Gaffney
Publisher : Enslow Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 33,69 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766014022
History of the development of spy satellites beginning with the Corona in the 1950s; includes information about space surveillance over the Soviet Union and secrecy of the program.
Author : Jeffrey Richelson
Publisher :
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 32,93 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN :
During much of the Cold War, America's first line of defense was in outer space: a network of secret satellites that could provide instant warning of an enemy missile launch. The presence of these infrared sensors orbiting 22,000 miles above the earth discouraged a Soviet first strike and stabilized international relations between the superpowers, and they now play a crucial role in monitoring the missile programs of China, India, and other emerging nuclear powers. Jeffrey Richelson has written the first comprehensive history of this vital program, tracing its evolution from the late 1950s to the present. He puts Defense Support Program operations in the context of world events - from Russian missile programs to the Gulf War - and explains how DSP's infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence by "seeing" the lights of steel mills.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 49,14 MB
Release : 1990-11
Category :
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Author : David N. Spires
Publisher :
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 15,81 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Astronautics, Military
ISBN :
Author : William E. Burrows
Publisher : Berkley
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780425108796
They are on the cutting edge of technology--the top-secret, billion-dollar instruments of super-power espionage. They are spy satellites--the means by which the super-pwers keep tabs on each other in the deep black of space. Excellent . . . Highly recommended --Booklist.
Author : Dwayne Day
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 34,3 MB
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1588345181
Presenting the full story of the CORONA spy satellites' origins, Eye in the Sky explores the Cold War technology and far-reaching effects of the satellites on foreign policy and national security. Arguing that satellite reconnaissance was key to shaping the course of the Cold War, the book documents breakthroughs in intelligence gathering and achievements in space technology that rival the landing on the moon.
Author : Jeffery T. Richelson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 14,42 MB
Release : 1997-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0199880581
Here is the ultimate inside history of twentieth-century intelligence gathering and covert activity. Unrivalled in its scope and as readable as any spy novel, A Century of Spies travels from tsarist Russia and the earliest days of the British Secret Service to the crises and uncertainties of today's post-Cold War world, offering an unsurpassed overview of the role of modern intelligence in every part of the globe. From spies and secret agents to the latest high-tech wizardry in signals and imagery surveillance, it provides fascinating, in-depth coverage of important operations of United States, British, Russian, Israeli, Chinese, German, and French intelligence services, and much more. All the key elements of modern intelligence activity are here. An expert whose books have received high marks from the intelligence and military communities, Jeffrey Richelson covers the crucial role of spy technology from the days of Marconi and the Wright Brothers to today's dazzling array of Space Age satellites, aircraft, and ground stations. He provides vivid portraits of spymasters, spies, and defectors--including Sidney Reilly, Herbert Yardley, Kim Philby, James Angleton, Markus Wolf, Reinhard Gehlen, Vitaly Yurchenko, Jonathan Pollard, and many others. Richelson paints a colorful portrait of World War I's spies and sabateurs, and illuminates the secret maneuvering that helped determine the outcome of the war on land, at sea, and on the diplomatic front; he investigates the enormous importance of intelligence operations in both the European and Pacific theaters in World War II, from the work of Allied and Nazi agents to the "black magic" of U.S. and British code breakers; and he gives us a complete overview of intelligence during the length of the Cold War, from superpower espionage and spy scandals to covert action and secret wars. A final chapter probes the still-evolving role of intelligence work in the new world of disorder and ethnic conflict, from the high-tech wonders of the Gulf War to the surprising involvement of the French government in industrial espionage. Comprehensive, authoritative, and addictively readable, A Century of Spies is filled with new information on a variety of subjects--from the activities of the American Black Chamber in the 1920s to intelligence collection during the Cuban missile crisis to Soviet intelligence and covert action operations. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in military history, espionage and adventure, and world affairs.
Author : J.K. Petersen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 944 pages
File Size : 50,50 MB
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1420038818
From electronic wire taps to baby monitors and long-distance video and listening devices, startling changes occur everyday in how we gather, interpret, and transmit information. An extraordinary range of powerful new technologies has come into existence to meet the requirements of this expanding field. Your search for a comprehensive resourc
Author : Daniel H. Deudney
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 15,27 MB
Release : 1999-04-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780791441169
Presents diverse views on the relationship between environmental politics and international security.