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America's Space Sentinels: The History of the DSP and SBIRS Satellite Systems (Modern War Studies) Paperback – November 20, 2012

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Originally published in 1999, America's Space Sentinels won the American Astronautical Society's prestigious Eugene Emme Astronautical Literature Award and quickly established itself as the definitive book for understanding a crucial component of our national defense capabilities. It focused on the emergence and evolution of the Air Force's Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite system, which came on line in 1970 and continued to perform at a high level through the turn of this century and beyond.

For this new edition, Jeffrey Richelson covers significant developments during the last dozen years relating to the deployment of these satellites, especially the struggles to develop and launch the follow-on Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), beginning in the late 1990s and continuing up to the present. The result is a book that remains the first and best source of information regarding these vital programs.

As Richelson notes, SBIRS, like its aging but still functioning predecessor, has been designed primarily to provide instant early warning of missile launches from around the globe-particularly China, Russia, North Korea, Pakistan, India, and Iran-through the infra-red sensors carried on each satellite. But the new system—beset by hardware, software, fiscal, and political problems—has only managed to move forward in fits and starts. While it has done so, the DSP system has continued to monitor the skies above the earth; two key ground stations in Australia and Germany have closed; nuclear powers Russia and the United States conferred extensively over the so-called Y2K problem (concerned that a computer malfunction might produce false alarms of a missile attack); and worries over potential launches from nations perceived as hostile to American interests have increased substantially.

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University Press of Kansas
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November 20, 2012
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6 x 1.25 x 9 inches
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0700618805
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978-0700618804
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"Richelson puts these satellite 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."--Journal of American History

"An especially important and welcome addition to the literature of the military space program. Should be required reading for all who are interested in the strategic defense of the United States in the nuclear era."--Journal of Military History

"An important book that valuably broadens the existing literature on space reconnaissance, which until this book focused almost exclusively on photographic imagery. . . . Richelson's insights and access to sources are extraordinary."--American Historical Review

"An excellent book that absolutely merits and needs this kind of significant updating."--Roger Launius, Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian

Praise for the first edition:

"A very significant contribution to the field of intelligence studies." --John Prados, author of William Colby and the CIA

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ University Press of Kansas; 2nd edition (November 20, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0700618805
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0700618804
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.35 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.25 x 9 inches

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Dave Ives

Interesting, enjoyable, fact filled

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I enjoyed this book. Probably has a lot to do with the fact that I was in the business. But, I would suggest it makes an interesting read for outside observers who want to understand the military satellite/space mission. I particularly focused on the first gulf war DSP satellites as I was involved. I used this book to research my book about my First Gulf War experience at a satellite tracking station in outback Australia back in 1990-91.

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tokuちゃん

早期警戒衛星DSPの知られざる開発史と運用実績

Reviewed in Japan on December 4, 2014

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アメリカ軍の戦略核ミサイルは、非常に機密性が高くて、公開情報はあまりない。

本書は、ソ連のミサイル発射を探知するために設計されたDSP衛星について、機密解除になった史料をもとに、丁寧に調べた結果である。

一語一句おろそかにせず、熟読することをお勧めする。

１９７０年代から８０年代は、本当に米ソ間で核戦争が起きてもおかしくないような状況だったことがわかる。

チェルノブイリ原発事故によって、ソ連邦が消滅したのは、アメリカの秘密工作だったのかもしれないと、思った。

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