Spy Satellites and Other Intelligence Technologies that Changed History - Softcover

Graham Jr., Thomas; Hansen, Keith A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0295986867 ISBN 13: 9780295986869

Publisher: University of Washington Press, 2007

Synopsis

Rare book

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Review:

This very readable and comprehensive primer..will appeal to the general reader while offering important insights for students of the larger history of the Cold War as well..Graham and Hansen have made a contribution that every reader should consider.

Source: The Historian

The adage that 'good things come in small packages' certainly holds true for this book. At first glance, some readers might question whether so slender a volume has substantial value. Within the first dozen pages, however, most will recognize they are holding a real nugget.

Source: Air Power History

The big topic of this little book naturally raises a host of questions.

Source: Seattle Times

For those wishing to know how National Technical Means contributed to the end of the Cold War and to learn about the demands placed on them by the war against terror, Spy Satellites is an excellent place to start.

Source: Studies in Intelligence

From the Author:

Ambassador Thomas Graham Jr. is chairman of the Cypress Fund for Peace and Security in Washington, D.C. He served as general counsel of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency for fifteen years and was President Clinton's special assistant for arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament. Keith Hansen is consulting professor in international relations at Stanford University and has spent thirty-five years in US national security deliberations and strategic nuclear arms control negotiations.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0295986867
• ISBN 13: 9780295986869
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184