Title:
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Eyeing the red storm : Eisenhower and the first attempt to build a spy satellite /
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Authors:
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Robert M. Dienesch, Author
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Material Type:
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book
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Publisher:
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[S.l.] : University of Nebraska Press, 2016
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ISBN / ISSN / EAN :
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978-0-8032-5572-2
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Size:
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xvi, 279 p. / 24 cm
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Languages:
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English
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Class number:
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UG1523
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Subjects:
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Artificial satellites--United States--History--20th century
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Astronautics, Military--United States--History
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Space surveillance--United States--History--20th century
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Description:
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Dienesch demonstrates how WS-117L promised Eisenhower not merely military intelligence but also the capacity to manage national security against the Soviet threat. As a fiscal conservative, Eisenhower believed a strong economy was the key to surviving the Cold War and saw satellite reconnaissance as a means to understand the Soviet military challenge more clearly and thus keep American defense spending under control. Although WS-117L never flew, it provided the foundation for all subsequent satellites, breaking theoretical barriers and helping to overcome major technical hurdles, which ensured the success of America's first working reconnaissance satellites and their photographic missions during the Cold War.
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