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Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses of space / Michael E. O'Hanlon.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Hanlon, Michael E.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space warfare.
- Astronautics, Military--United States.
- Astronautics, Military.
- Ballistic missile defenses--United States.
- Ballistic missile defenses.
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 173 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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 warning of missile launch, and arms control verification. The U.S. armed forces increasingly use space assets to locate and strike targets on the battlefield.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610812967
- 9781280812965
- 1280812966
- 9780815796473
- 0815796471
- OCLC:
- 70738893
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