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

by Michael E. O'Hanlon

Book Overview

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Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early warning of missile launch, and arms control verification. The U.S. armed forces increasingly use space assets to locate and strike targets on the battlefield...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081576457X
• ISBN13: 9780815764571
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"