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100 1  Tyson, Neil deGrasse,|eauthor. 
245 10 Accessory to war :|bthe unspoken alliance between 
       astrophysics and the military /|cNeil deGrasse Tyson and 
       Avis Lang. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c[2018] 
300    xiv, 576 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-549) and 
       index. 
520    In this fascinating foray into the centuries-old 
       relationship between science and military power, acclaimed
       astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher 
       Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of 
       astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war. 
       "The overlap is strong, and the knowledge flows in both 
       directions," say the authors, because astrophysicists and 
       military planners care about many of the same things: 
       multi-spectral detection, ranging, tracking, imaging, high
       ground, nuclear fusion, and access to space. Tyson and 
       Lang call it a "curiously complicit" alliance. "The 
       universe is both the ultimate frontier and the highest of 
       high grounds," they write. "Shared by both space 
       scientists and space warriors, it’s a laboratory for one 
       and a battlefield for the other. The explorer wants to 
       understand it; the soldier wants to dominate it. But 
       without the right technology—which is more or less the 
       same technology for both parties—nobody can get to it, 
       operate in it, scrutinize it, dominate it, or use it to 
       their advantage and someone else’s disadvantage." 
650  0 Astrophysics|vMiscellanea. 
650  0 Astronautics, Military|xHistory. 
650  0 Military art and science|xTechnological innovations
       |xHistory. 
700 1  Lang, Avis,|eauthor.