02938nam 2200673Ia 450 991045790380332120200520144314.01-280-81296-697866108129670-8157-9647-1(CKB)1000000000347412(EBL)273539(OCoLC)70738893(SSID)ssj0000209193(PQKBManifestationID)11184129(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209193(PQKBWorkID)10265271(PQKB)11143344(MiAaPQ)EBC273539(OCoLC)1017610072(MdBmJHUP)muse60874(Au-PeEL)EBL273539(CaPaEBR)ebr10063918(CaONFJC)MIL81296(OCoLC)56129583(EXLCZ)99100000000034741220040226d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNeither Star Wars nor sanctuary[electronic resource] constraining the military uses of space /Michael E. O'HanlonWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20041 online resource (192 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-6456-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index.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.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. To date, though, no country deploys destructive weapons in space, for use against space or Earth targets, and no country possesses ground-based Space warfareAstronautics, MilitaryUnited StatesBallistic missile defensesUnited StatesWorld politics21st centuryUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.Space warfare.Astronautics, MilitaryBallistic missile defensesWorld politics358/.8O'Hanlon Michael E552048MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457903803321Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary2288472UNINA