Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary [[electronic resource] ] : constraining the military uses of space / / Michael E. O'Hanlon

• Autore: O'Hanlon Michael E
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (192 p.)
• Disciplina: 358/.8
• Soggetto topico: Space warfare; Astronautics, Military - United States; Ballistic missile defenses - United States; World politics - 21st century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Military policy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-164) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary
• ISBN: 1-280-81296-6; 9786610812967; 0-8157-9647-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457903803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II