Book "Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance --- " by Neil de Grasse Tyson

I got an interesting book,

The Amazon site

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BLKXV68/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and
the Military (Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Series)
by Neil de Grasse Tyson  (Author), Avis Lang  (Author) 2018 book

Looks like you can currently get the big heavy hardcover
delivered to your door for a total of just $5.25 !

"An exploration of the age-old complicity between skywatchers and 
warfighters, from the best-selling author of Astrophysics for People in 
a Hurry.

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."

Spanning early celestial navigation to satellite-enabled warfare, 
Accessory to War is a richly researched and provocative examination of 
the intersection of science, technology, industry, and power that will 
introduce Tyson’s millions of fans to yet another dimension of how the 
universe has shaped our lives and our world.

Reviews say
― Joshua Sokol, Washington Post
"Through ample research and nimble storytelling, Tyson and [Lang] trace 
the long and tangled relationship between state power and 
astronomy....Deep and eloquent."

― Jennifer Carson, New York Times Book Review
"Extraordinary....A feast of history, an expert tour through thousands 
of years of war and conquest....Condenses multiple bodies of work into 
one important, comprehensive and coherent story of the symbiotic 
developments of astrophysics and war....The lesson is not merely a 
wake-up call for astrophysicists, but for all of us, for anyone with the 
misapprehension that science somehow marches on separate from the rest 
of culture"

Customer reviews give it a 4.7 out of 5

The Goodreads site is at
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44157732-accessory-to-war

Hmmm, their readers rate it a 3.60   ???

An interesting paragraph
"Economic constraints decide on the research priorities. And the
entire annual budget for astrophysics is enough to cover the
defense budget for a few days in most states. Given a choice,
many researchers will opt for a pact with the military. Better
to research with martial focus, than not at all. And the
technologies, machines and research priorities are identical to
some extent. From there onwards, either telescopes or missile
launchers will be installed

Here is a 6 minute video interview of Neil on the book --

https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-dcola-068&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-068&hspart=dcola&param1=1&param2=cat%3Dweb%26sesid%3D9e7649d7d76d422b88b0f289e019c58a%26ip%3D71.227.211.204%26b%3DChrome%26bv%3D101.0.4951.64%26os%3DWindows-10%26os_ver%3D10.0%26pa%3Dgencoll84%26sid%3D5774e91fcb248f3949db66e3f6cace0f%26abid%3D%26abg%3D%26a%3Dgsp_wfd468acegsyomqwpvfc_00_00_--x1-AB2222--%26sdk_ver%3D%26cd%3D%26cr%3D%26uid%3D%26uref%3D&p=Accessory+to+War+de+Grasse+Tyson&type=gsp_wfd468acegsyomqwpvfc_00_00_--x1-AB2222--#id=1&vid=2c62e54e6d3511f410538f7cf7efae46&action=click