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Discusses the politics behind the Star Wars project, evaluates the effectiveness of the proposed Strategic Defense Initiative, and looks at SDIs effect on arms control negotiation
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Empty Promise : The Growing Case Against Star Wars
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Empty Promise : The Growing Case Against Star Wars
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ISBN 10: 0807004138
ISBN 13: 9780807004135
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Empty Promise: The Growing Case against Star Wars
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. First Printing. The book has some minor surface wear. Seller Inventory # 076916
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Empty Promise (first printing)
Seller: Forgotten Lore, Friendswood, TX, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Empty Promise. The Case Against Star Wars. Union of Concerned Scientists. [1986] first printing; Beacon Press; very good or better trade softcover. Very clean and tight; very light external handling wear with some mild dust-spotting to textblock edges. Unmarked. Really a wonderful copy. Seller Inventory # 18422
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Empty Promise : The Growing Case Against Star Wars
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Paperback Edition. First paperback edition. Indexed. Clean pages with yellow highlighting throughout. Book contains several black and white illustrated graphs. 238 pp. Black, white, and blue illustrated paper cover. There is some light rubbing along the edged of the cover and a little discoloration on the back. Overall fine condition. Full refund if not satisfied. Seller Inventory # 066778
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Empty promise : the growing case against Star Wars / the Union of Concerned Scientists ; edited by John Tirman
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ISBN 10: 0807004138
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First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. POS and bookplate inside front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; Description: xiii, 238 p. : 1 ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Strategic Defense Initiative - S.D.I. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 184842
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Empty Promise: The Growing Case Against Star Wars
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ISBN 10: 0807004138
ISBN 13: 9780807004135
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Condition: good. Second Printing. 238, wraps, notes, index, edges soiled, covers somewhat worn and soiled, pencil erasure on half-title. Knowledgeable scientists offer their opinion on Reagan's Star Wars defense fantasy--the politics, technology, and dangerous implications. Seller Inventory # 40823
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Empty promise : the growing case against Star Wars / the Union of Concerned Scientists ; edited by John Tirman
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Boston : Beacon Press, 1986
ISBN 10: 0807004138
ISBN 13: 9780807004135
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First Edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. POS and bookplate inside front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; Description: xiii, 238 p. : 1 ill. ; 22 cm. Subjects: Strategic Defense Initiative - S.D.I. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 184842
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Empty Promise : The Growing Case Against Star Wars
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