Space Arms Control : A Hybrid Approach
Space arms control proposals such as the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space (PPWT) have failed to become treaties in spite of countless efforts over the past 50 years. These proposals will not work in the emerging space proximity-operations era. This article proposes a hybrid appr...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Strategic Studies Quarterly. - Air University Press. - 12(2018), 2, Seite 107-132 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2018
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Strategic Studies Quarterly |
| Schlagworte: | Applied sciences Political science Physical sciences Social sciences |
| Zusammenfassung: | Space arms control proposals such as the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space (PPWT) have failed to become treaties in spite of countless efforts over the past 50 years. These proposals will not work in the emerging space proximity-operations era. This article proposes a hybrid approach to space arms control based on restricting the locations in space of some potential space weapons while banning other types of space weapons outright. The core of any hybrid space arms control (HSAC) treaty should prohibit satellites, whether for antisatellite (ASAT) or peaceful purposes, from positioning too close to more than an innocuous threshold number of another country's satellites and authorize preemptive self-defense as a last resort countermeasure. This article also proposes a comprehensive list of space arms control measures, which can be added to the core proposal to more effectively manage both traditional and emerging space weapons. |
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| ISSN: | 19361823 |