Space And Security: A Reference Handbook (contemporary World Issues) [Hardcover]

This thorough examination of the roots and motivations for U.S. national security space policy provides an essential foundation for considering current space security issues.

During the Cold War era, space was an important arena for the clashing superpowers, yet the United States government chose not to station weapons there. Today, new space security dynamics are evolving that reflect the growing global focus upon the broad potential contributions of space capabilities to global prosperity and security.

Space and Security: A Reference Handbookexamines how the United States has developed and implemented policies designed to use space capabilities to enhance national security, providing a clear and complete evaluation of the origins and motivations for U.S. national security space policies and activities. The author explains the Eisenhower Administration's quest to develop high-technology intelligence collection platforms to open up the closed Soviet state, and why it focused on developing a legal regime to legitimize satellite overflight for the purposes of gathering intelligence.

List of Tables,
Preface,
1 Background and History,
U.S. Space Policy beforeSputnik,
SputnikChanges Everything, 19571963,
The Moon Race and Sanctuary Supreme, 19641980,
Space Comes of Age, 1981Present,
References,
Notes,
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,
Space and Military Transformation,
Space Regulation and Export Controls,
Space and Missile Defense,
References,
Note,
3 Worldwide Perspectives,
Space Law and the Advancement of Spacepower,
Space Weaponization,
Congested Space: Spectrum Crowding, SSA, and Orbital Debris,
China as an Emerging Space Power,
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