Militarizing Outer Space
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Us Presidents And The Militarization Of Space 1946 1967
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Author : Sean N. Kalic
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2012-04-10
Us Presidents And The Militarization Of Space 1946 1967 written by Sean N. Kalic and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-10 with History categories.
In the clash of ideologies represented by the Cold War, even the heavens were not immune to militarization. Satellites and space programs became critical elements among the national security objectives of both the United States and the Soviet Union. According to US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946–1967, three American presidents in succession shared a fundamental objective of preserving space as a weapons-free frontier for the benefit of all humanity. Between 1953 and 1967 Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson all saw nonaggressive military satellite development, as well as the civilian space program, as means to favorably shape the international community’s opinion of the scientific, technological, and military capabilities of the United States. Sean N. Kalic’s reinterpretation of the development of US space policy, based on documents declassified in the past decade, demonstrates that a single vision for the appropriate uses of space characterized American strategies across parties and administrations during this period. Significantly, Kalic’s findings contradict the popular opinion that the United States sought to weaponize space and calls into question the traditional interpretation of the space race as a simple action/reaction paradigm. Indeed, beyond serving as a symbol and ambassador of US technological capability, its satellite program provided the United States with advanced, nonaggressive military intelligence-gathering platforms that proved critical in assessing the strategic nuclear balance between the United States and the Soviet Union. It also aided the three administrations in countering the Soviet Union’s increasing international prestige after its series of space firsts, beginning with the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
The Legality Of Space Militarization
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Author : Bruce A. Hurwitz
language : en
Publisher: North Holland
Release Date : 1986
The Legality Of Space Militarization written by Bruce A. Hurwitz and has been published by North Holland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Law categories.
The Militarization And Weaponization Of Space
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Author : Matthew Mowthorpe
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2004-01-01
The Militarization And Weaponization Of Space written by Matthew Mowthorpe and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The militarization of space began as a rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union and grew to enormous proportions during the height of the Cold War. Satellite reconnaissance, navigation and weapons guidance, and electronic intelligence comprise only a few of the efforts taken to militarize and dominate space. Today as the prominence of information technology, computing, and telecommunications advances, so does the concept of space as a battlefield. In The Militarization and Weaponization of Space, Matthew Mowthorpe diligently analyzes the military space policies of the United States, the Soviet Union/Russia, and the People's Republic of China from the Cold War period to the present day. Mowthorpe focuses on the development of the ballistic missile defense and other anti-satellite systems and aptly assesses to what degree space will become armed. This work cogently addresses an issue of increasing urgency to scholars of international politics.
War In Heaven
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Author : Helen Caldicott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
War In Heaven written by Helen Caldicott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with History categories.
When most of us think about the potential of outer space for future generations, we think of world communications, satellite navigation, and scientific exploration. U.S. Space Command, however, thinks about weapons. Believing that conflict in space and wars fought from space are inevitable, the president has called on the agency to weaponize outer space and thus provoke an arms race that could cost the United States trillions of dollars and could lead to the demise of the human race. In War in Heaven, a Nobel Prize-nominated peace activist and a former U.S. foreign service officer (who helped write the Outer Space Treaty of 1967) look at the history of military uses of space and the current plans for "militarizing the heavens," including kinetic, laser, nuclear bombardment, and anti-satellite weapons. Contrary to the claims of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld that the United States faces a "space Pearl Harbor," Caldicott and Eisendrath show that the United States itself is today the principal obstruction to passage of an international treaty banning weapons from outer space. At a time when plans to build and deploy space weapons are on the administration's agenda but only just becoming known to the general public, this book will help launch a national discussion of a critical issue.
Militarizing Outer Space
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Author : Alexander C.T. Geppert
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-12-02
Militarizing Outer Space written by Alexander C.T. Geppert and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-02 with Science categories.
Militarizing Outer Space explores the dystopian and destructive dimensions of the Space Age and challenges conventional narratives of a bipolar Cold War rivalry. Concentrating on weapons, warfare and violence, this provocative volume examines real and imagined endeavors of arming the skies and conquering the heavens. The third and final volume in the groundbreaking European Astroculture trilogy, Militarizing Outer Space zooms in on the interplay between security, technopolitics and knowledge from the 1920s through the 1980s. Often hailed as the site of heavenly utopias and otherworldly salvation, outer space transformed from a promised sanctuary to a present threat, where the battles of the future were to be waged. Astroculture proved instrumental in fathoming forms and functions of warfare’s futures past, both on earth and in space. The allure of dominating outer space, the book shows, was neither limited to the early twenty-first century nor to current American space force rhetorics.
Militarisation Of Space
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Author : Kaza Lalitendra
language : en
Publisher: K W Publishers Pvt Limited
Release Date : 2010
Militarisation Of Space written by Kaza Lalitendra and has been published by K W Publishers Pvt Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Law categories.
The first three chapters of the book examines the evolution of space for military use; the study of the legal framework governing the use of outer space that has enabled the militarisation of space; and the complexities of defining the fine line that separates militarisation and weaponisation of space. Chapter Four and Five provide an in-depth coverage on the military space capabilities of China and select Asian countries. Chapter Six highlights India's civilian space capabilities. It argues that notwithstanding the complex regional geo-political and geo-strategic environment, India has shown restraint in its space programme for military purposes. Chapter Seven examines the exploitation of 'near space' as a transformational medium that has the potential to change the war-fighting capabilities of nations. Chapter Eight illustrates the intricate relationship between missile defence and space. The concluding chapter draws out the likely scenarios in the future uses of outer space in the context of various political, technical and military challenges that may hamper India's march towards exploration and exploitation of outer space for its national development and security. The book will be of immense value to graduate students of Defence and Strategic Studies as well as serving officers in defence establishments.
Soviet Life
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
Soviet Life written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Soviet Union categories.
Nuclear Shadowboxing
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Author : Vladimir Minkov
language : en
Publisher: DeVolpi, Inc.
Release Date : 2005
Nuclear Shadowboxing written by Vladimir Minkov and has been published by DeVolpi, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Outer Space A New Dimension Of The Arms Race
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Author : Bhupendra Jasani
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-01-26
Outer Space A New Dimension Of The Arms Race written by Bhupendra Jasani and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-26 with History categories.
This book, first published in 1982, analyses the prospects of the Cold War superpowers arms race spilling into outer space. A SIPRI-organized symposium in 1981 discussed the consequences of the militarization of outer space, as well as further arms control and disarmament measures. This book presents the findings of 20 eminent scientists, lawyers and diplomats from 12 different countries.
Future Security In Space
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Author : Mountbatten Centre for International Studies (University of Southampton)
language : en
Publisher: Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Release Date : 2002
Future Security In Space written by Mountbatten Centre for International Studies (University of Southampton) and has been published by Center for Nonproliferation Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Arms control categories.