Principles of Guided Missiles and Nuclear Weapons (NAVPERS 10784)

v, 284 pp. Diagrams, including large fold-out. CONTENTS: Part 1. Guided Missiles: Introduction to Guided Missiles - Factors Affecting Missile Flight - Guided Missile Components - Missile Propulsion Systems - Missile Control Systems - Principles of Missile Guidance - Command Guidance - Beam-rider Guidance - Homing Guidance - Other Guidance Systems - Guided Missile Ships and Systems; Part 2. Nuclear Weapons: Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics - Principles of Nuclear Weapons - Effects of Nuclear Weapons; Appendix A; Appendix B.; Index.