Neither Star Wars Nor Sanctuary: Constraining the Military Uses of Space

192 Pages·2004·2.487 MB·English

by  Michael E. O'Hanlon

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neither
star wars
nor
sanctuary
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neither
star wars
nor
sanctuary
Constraining the
Military Uses of Space
Michael E. O’Hanlon
brookings institution press
washington, D.C.
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Copyright © 2004
the brookings institution
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
www.brookings.edu
All rights reserved
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data
O’Hanlon, Michael E.
Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses
of space / Michael E. O’Hanlon.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8157-6456-1 (cloth : alk. paper) —
ISBN 0-8157-6457-x (pbk. : alk. paper)
1. Space warfare. 2. Astronautics, Military—United States.
3. Ballistic missile defenses—United States. 4. United States—
Military policy. 5. World politics—21st century. I. Title.
UG1530.O33 2004 2004004467
358'.8—dc22
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the
American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of
Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992.
Typeset in Sabon
Composition by R. Lynn Rivenbark
Macon, Georgia
Printed by R. R. Donnelley
Harrisonburg, Virginia
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To Grace and Lily
and their mom
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CONTENTS
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 A Brief Primer on Space and Satellites 29
3 Current Threats and Technology Trends 61
4 A Future Taiwan Strait Conflict 91
5 Arms Control in Space 105
6 Preserving U.S. Dominance while
Slowing the Weaponization of Space 119
Notes 143
Index 165
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