Books like Space wars by Bill Scott
"Space Wars" draws on the real‑world expertise of former U.S. Navy test pilot Michael J.
Coumatos, retired Aviation Week bureau chief William Scott, and bestselling author William J. Birnes to craft a gripping scenario. Readers are taken into U.S.
Strategic Command, where a DEADSATS II wargame simulates how satellite loss could lead to nuclear conflict. The narrative explores the secrets and technologies the United States has—or will soon field—to safeguard its space assets.
Set in the immediate future, the book foregrounds the tension between a looming nuclear nightmare, the terrorists who would exploit it, and the politicians who avert it.
The novel offers a dramatic, realistic portrait of a world where war in space could ignite around‑the‑globe devastation.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: Bill Scott
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