Publications

Cruise Missiles: Background, Technology and Verification (Department of External Affairs, Ottawa, 1988, 64 pp) The fourth in a series of verification brochures produced by the Arms Control and Disarmament Division of the Cana- dian Ministry of External Affairs, this booklet seeks to clarify the issues raised by the development of cruise missiles. It also provides background information on the missiles' history and technology.

Directory of UK Space Capabilities 1988 (BNSC, London, 1988, £25,271 pp) The latest edition of who's who in the world of British space. The directory con- tains alphabetical entries for all companies, consultancies and research organizations or universities involved in space, followed by indexes of same by sector and location and a list of space personalities.

Geostationary Applications Satelfites by Pe- ter Berlin (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1988, £30,214+xvi pp) An overview of the design, construction, launch and orbital flight of geostationary satellites. It provides comprehensive in- formation on all technological aspects of these satellites, including their various functions.

The Report on VSATs (Satellite Systems Engineering, Bethesda, MD, 1988, $1500) An analysis of the most significant trends to emerge in the VSAT market over the last two years. It covers applications, sys- tem design, protocols and regulation and also gives details of hardware manufactur- ers, space segment suppliers and network providers.

Satellite Communications and Outer Space: Regulatory Aspects by G. N. Sharma (Academic Book Centre, Ahmedabad, In- dia, 1988, $15, 160+xii pp) This book provides a technical and legal study of the regulatory aspects of satellite communications. It looks at the problems related to space law and communications law and covers the history of law in outer space, its application to land mobile com- munications, electromagnetic energy and geostationary orbit. It also contains a number of appendixes detailing treaties and ITU resolutions etc.

Das Sowjetische Programm zur Erfors- chung des Weltalls fuer den Zeitraum bis zum Jahr 2000 (Austrian Space Agency, Vienna, 1987, 21 pp) A report on the space science programme of the USSR compiled to mark the flight of

an Austrian cosmonaut to the Soviet space station. It covers near-Earth space, rc- search into planets and small bodies in the solar system, and projects and experiments in deep space.

The Soviet Space Programme by Ronald D. Humble (Routledge, London, 1988, £30. 155 pp) An overview of the Soviet space program- me from its beginnings up to the present, this book covers space science, civil prog- famines, and military programmes - the latter are found to be surprisingly common. It also speculates on the future of the Soviet space programme.

Soviet Space Programs: 198/-87 (prepared at the request of Hon Ernest F. Hollings, Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Sci- ence, and Transportation. United States Senate, 1988, 280 pp) Part I of a two-part report designed to aid members of the US Congress and public to understand the breadth and capabilities of competitors to the US space programme, in particular the USSR. It examines man- ned activities (including space life scien- ces), launch vehicles and facilities, and tracking systems.

The US Military Satellite Communications Market (Frost and Sullivan, New York, 1989, $2000, 317 pp) This report looks at spending for military satellite programmes for the next five years, predicting that from 1989 onwards, renewed growth can be expected.

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