Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses of space /

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Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early war...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: O'Hanlon, Michael E.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
2000-2099
Space warfare.
Astronautics, Military > United States.
Ballistic missile defenses > United States.
World politics > 21st century.
Guerre spatiale.
Astronautique militaire > États-Unis.
Défense antimissile > États-Unis.
Politique mondiale > 21e siècle.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Astronautics, Military
Ballistic missile defenses
Military policy
Space warfare
World politics
Rymdkrigföring.
United States > Military policy.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. A brief primer on space and satellites
  • 3. Current threats and technology trends
  • 4. A future Taiwan Strait conflict
  • 5. Arms control in space
  • 6. Preserving U.S. dominance while slowing the weaponization of space
  • Notes
  • Index.

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