What to do About ASAT.

Abstract

Although the Strategic Defense Initiative currently dominates the military space issue scene, the development of an anti-satellite (ASAT) program is another critical issue that must be reckoned with. This study addresses several of the outstanding questions, issues, and concerns about ASAT, including its rationality, military essentiality, impact on arms control pursuits, and relationship with Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) initiatives. The purpose is to highlight the diversity and significance of the issues and opinions, and demonstrate the need for immediate and serious discussion and resolution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 29, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192912

Entities

People

  • Elvy Pettit Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Earth-To-Space Weapons
  • Infrastructure
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Applications
  • National Security
  • Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Space Systems
  • Space Weapons
  • Spacecraft
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space