Author: Clayton K. S. ChunPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Shooting Down a Star
Author: Clayton K. S. ChunPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Shooting Down a "Star" Program 437, the US Nuclear ASAT System and Present-Day Copycat Killers
Author: The United States Space Force and the Future of American Space Policy
Author: Jeremy GrunertPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004524061
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Since 1957, U.S. space policy has grappled with the question: should the space domain be governed by developing international law, or openly weaponized for national security? Has the creation of the Space Force settled this tension once and for all?
Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight
Author: Stephen J. DickPublisher: U. S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
In March 2005, the NASA History Division and the Division of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum brought together a distinguished group of scholars to consider the state of the discipline of space history. This volume is a collection of essays based on those deliberations. The meeting took place at a time of extraordinary transformation for NASA, stemming from the new Vision of Space Exploration announced by President George W. Bush in January 204: to go to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. This Vision, in turn, stemmed from a deep reevaluation of NASA?s goals in the wake of the Space Shuttle Columbia accident and the recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. The new goals were seen as initiating a "New Age of Exploration" and were placed in the context of the importance of exploration and discovery to the American experiences. (Amazon).
US Presidents and the Militarization of Space, 1946-1967
Author: Sean N. KalicPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1603446915
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
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 Politics of Space Security
Author: James Clay MoltzPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804779740
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
At a time when no other country enjoys the advantages that the United States currently reaps from space, some U.S. officials argue that U.S. space defenses will be needed to protect access to critical military and civilian assets in orbit. Others argue that space should be a valuable "sanctuary" from deployed weapons and military conflict. To inform this debate—and develop meaningful guidelines for the future—Clay Moltz has undertaken the only comprehensive study of the first 50 years of space security, highlighting the main trends in military space developments, their underlying causes, and the factors that are likely to influence their future course. What emerges is a picture of surprising military restraint shown by the United States and the Soviet Union in space, and the inescapable conclusion that the only way forward is through a multilateral commitment to interdependent, environmentally focused space security.
The Politics of Space Security
Author: James MoltzPublisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 0804780749
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The past five decades have witnessed often fierce international rivalry in space, but also surprising military restraint. Now, with an increasing number of countries capable of harming U.S. space assets, experts and officials have renewed a long-standing debate over the best route to space security. Some argue that space defenses will be needed to protect critical military and civilian satellites. Others argue that space should be a "sanctuary" from deployed weapons and military conflict, particularly given the worsening threat posed by orbital space debris. Moltz puts this debate into historical context by explaining the main trends in military space developments since Sputnik, their underlying causes, and the factors that are likely to influence their future course. This new edition provides analysis of the Obama administration's space policy and the rise of new actors, including China, India, and Iran. His conclusion offers a unique perspective on the mutual risks militaries face in space and the need for all countries to commit to interdependent, environmentally focused space security.
Critical issues in the history of spaceflight
Author: Steven J. DickPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160877537
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Death by Moderation
Author: David A. KoplowPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521119510
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 285
Book Description
Addresses the military's pursuit of 'usable' weaponry that is deliberately crafted to be less powerful, less deadly, and less destructive than the systems it is designed to supplement or replace.
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