Space Weapons And Us Strategy

Author : Paul B. Stares
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000280756
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Weapons and U.S. Strategy written by Paul B. Stares and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1985, analyses the factors that have shaped the militarization of space. By examining in great detail the determinants of U.S. policy, it explains why for over 25 years space did not become the scene of an arms race, and why this began to change in the late 1970s. Both superpowers did, however, develop a limited anti-satellite capability in the 1960s, and these programmes are also discussed.

Author : Bruce W. MacDonald
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
ISBN 13 : 087609406X
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security written by Bruce W. MacDonald and published by Council on Foreign Relations. This book was released on 2008 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MacDonald recommends options and policies that will promote options and policies that will promote American security interests in space. He argues that the U.S. needs to take priority defensive military space measures to offset potential Chinese anti-satellite and related capabilities.

Author : Paul B. Stares
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780709923695
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Weapons and US Strategy written by Paul B. Stares and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1985 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul B. Stares
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Militarization of Space written by Paul B. Stares and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the front jacket flap: Contrary to widespread expectations in the wake of Sputnik, outer space did not immediately become a new arena for a superpower arms competition. Although the United States and the Soviet Union began to use space extensively for military purposes, both exhibited relatively little interest in the development of space weaponry. By the beginning of the 1980s, however, an arms race in space seemed inevitable. Now both the United States and the Soviet Union have developed the means to disable satellites and are now also considering the deployment of ballistic missile defenses in space. Why were these weapons never extensively developed earlier? What changed in the late 1970s to reverse the predominant trend in the militarization of space? What are the lessons for arms control and for Soviet-American relations in general? Paul Stares addresses these fundamental questions by examining the factors that have shaped United States policy towards the military use of space and in particular the development of antisatellite weapons. States relies heavily on declassified documents found in Presidential libraries and made available under the Freedom of Information Act, and he obtained additional information from a comprehensive series of interview with former members of the U.S. government and armed services. By judicious use of this material, he provides the first detailed account of United States space weapons policy and programs. An invaluable source of information for defense analysts and scholars of international relations, The Militarization of Space is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand present United States military space policy and its implications for the future.

Author : Robert Preston
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833032526
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Weapons Earth Wars written by Robert Preston and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002-02-13 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This overview aims to inform the public discussion of space-based weapons by examining their characteristics, potential attributes, limitations, legality, and utility. The authors do not argue for or against space weapons, nor do they estimate the potential costs and performance of specific programs, but instead sort through the realities and myths surrounding space weapons in order to ensure that debates and discussions are based on fact.

Author : Aspen Strategy Group (U.S.)
Publisher : University Press of Amer
ISBN 13 : 9780819154774
Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anti-satellite Weapons and U.S. Military Space Policy written by Aspen Strategy Group (U.S.) and published by University Press of Amer. This book was released on 1986 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the John Holmes Library collection.

Author : John J. Klein
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135988838
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Warfare written by John J. Klein and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-09-10 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new study considers military space strategy within the context of the land and naval strategies of the past. Explaining why and how strategists note the similarities of space operations to those of the air and naval forces, this book shows why many such strategies unintentionally lead to overemphasizing the importance of space-based offensive weaponry and technology. Counter to most U.S. Air Force doctrines, the book argues that space-based weapons don’t imbue superiority. It examines why both air and naval strategic frameworks actually fail to adequately capture the scope of real-world issues regarding current space operations. Yet by expanding a naval strategic framework to include maritime activities—which includes the interaction of land and sea—the breadth of issues and concerns regarding space activities and operations can be fully encompassed. Commander John Klein, United States Navy, uses Sir Julian Corbett’s maritime strategy as a strategic springboard, while observing the salient lessons of other strategists—including Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Jomini, and Mao Tse-tung—to show how a space strategy and associated principles of space warfare can be derived to predict concerns, develop ideas, and suggest policy not currently recognized. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of military and strategic studies and to those with an interest in space strategy in particular.

Author : William L. Spacy II
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Does the United States Need Space-Based Weapons?. written by William L. Spacy II and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Frank Barnaby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Space Weapons written by Frank Barnaby and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the reality of today's military space technology, growing military role of Soviet and U.S. space shuttles, spy satellites and anti-satellite weapons and manned space stations.

Author : Larry J. Schaefer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustained Space Superiority written by Larry J. Schaefer and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The increasing importance of space for U.S. national security requires the nation to protect its interests by sustaining a position of space superiority. The forces of globalization are forcing the United States to move away from its historical stance of maintaining space as a sanctuary toward the concept of using weapons in space. The United States must prepare sufficient "bridges" to make the transition to using weapons in space in view of psychological impediments and treaty obligations, which must be orchestrated to support and protect the current uses of space while preparing for eventual conflict in space. This study examines a framework for organizing U.S. space activities into a coherent national strategy sustained space superiority. It analyzes several dimensions that affect a national strategy for U.S. space superiority, including its military, intelligence, and economic components. This national strategy for space superiority will require strong leadership and public support because this strategy will be expensive and involve a long-term commitment. While the United States enjoys space superiority today, this advantage will be lost if the nation does not take the necessary steps to sustain it." -- Abstract.