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Materials needs and R&D strategy for future military aerospace propulsion systems Materials needs and R&D strategy for future military aerospace propulsion systems National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Materials Needs and R&D Strategy for Future Military Aerospace Propulsion Systems "The ongoing development of military aerospace platforms requires continuous technology advances in order to provide the nation's war fighters with the desired advantage. Significant advances in the … OL16191744W
War footing War footing R. James Woolsey Summary:America has been at war for years, but until now, it's not been clear with whom. We have been fighting without being clear for what. We have been waging war without using the full resources w… OL18009345W
Rockets' red glare Rockets' red glare Jeffrey Arthur Larsen,James J. Wirtz "Rockets' Red Glare: Missile Defenses and the Future of World Politics is an examination of the issues at the core of the debate. Leading experts provide the historical background to today's debate, … OL18524094W
The future, declassified The future, declassified Mathew Burrows "Twenty-five years ago when Mathew Burrows went to work for the CIA as an intelligence analyst, the world seemed frozen. Then came the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union; s… OL19987842W
Raven Rock Raven Rock Garrett M. Graff "The eye-opening truth about the government's secret plans to survive a catastrophic attack on US soil--even if the rest of us die--a roadmap that spans from the dawn of the nuclear age to today"--Pr… OL20058439W
Thinking About America's Defense Thinking About America's Defense Kent, Glenn A. Over his 33 years in the Air Force and more than 20 years at RAND, Lt GenGlenn A. Kent was a uniquely acute analyst and developer of American defensepolicy. In this volume, he offers not so much a me… OL2756202W
Fatal Choice Fatal Choice Richard Butler "We continue to face a choice with respect to nuclear weapons - either to move safely towards their elimination or to remain their victim. A forty-year effort to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons… OL4394683W
On power and ideology On power and ideology Brian Jones,Noam Chomsky "One of Noam Chomsky's most accessible books, On Power and Ideology is a product of his 1986 visit to Managua, Nicaragua, for a lecture series at Unversidad Centroamericana. Delivered at the height o… OL71701W
The Myth of Homeland Security The Myth of Homeland Security Marcus Ranum "As I write this, I'm sitting in a restaurant in a major U.S. airport, eating my breakfast with a plastic knife and fork. I worked up quite an appetite getting here two hours early and shuffling in t… OL8229878W