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Article: Space: The Frontiers of Modern Defence

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Space: The Frontiers of Modern Defence by K. K. Nair. Knowledge World (http://knowledgeworldonline.com/index.htm), 5A/4A Ansari Road, Darya Ganj, New Delhi-110002, 2006, 254 pages, $25.00 (hardcover).

Early in 2007, (".hiña tested its satellite-killing weapon, a medium-range KT-I ballistic missile. The news met with international condemnation, particularly in the United States, whose monopoly in space-based navigational and surveillance technology was threatened. India, loo, felt the anxiety even though critics argued that ('.hiña had a right to challenge the United States' monopoly of space. China had pressed for treaties outlawing arms in space, which the United States had summarily ...

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