LEADER 02938nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910457903803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-81296-6 010 $a9786610812967 010 $a0-8157-9647-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000347412 035 $a(EBL)273539 035 $a(OCoLC)70738893 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000209193 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11184129 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000209193 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10265271 035 $a(PQKB)11143344 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC273539 035 $a(OCoLC)1017610072 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse60874 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL273539 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10063918 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL81296 035 $a(OCoLC)56129583 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000347412 100 $a20040226d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNeither Star Wars nor sanctuary$b[electronic resource] $econstraining the military uses of space /$fMichael E. O'Hanlon 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (192 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8157-6456-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index. 327 $aForeword -- 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. 330 $aSpace 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 606 $aSpace warfare 606 $aAstronautics, Military$zUnited States 606 $aBallistic missile defenses$zUnited States 606 $aWorld politics$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSpace warfare. 615 0$aAstronautics, Military 615 0$aBallistic missile defenses 615 0$aWorld politics 676 $a358/.8 700 $aO'Hanlon$b Michael E$0552048 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457903803321 996 $aNeither Star Wars nor sanctuary$92288472 997 $aUNINA