Sovereignty and Protective Zones in Space and the Appropriate Command and Control of Assets

Abstract

This paper examines two issues that are of vital importance to short and long term operations in space and the combat engagement of space borne assets, The first issue analyzed is the question of the establishment of sovereignty and protective zones for free passage in space. This paper will compare international law treaties and other historical analyses to current United States (US) war fighting doctrine on space and propose a United States Air Force (USAF) position on this issue. It will define and discuss the definition for two space protective zones. First and foremost, the immediate safety zone by the space object and secondly, the actual identification area around the object and its orbital track.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA407102

Entities

People

  • Richard J. Butler

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Spacecraft
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Materials Science
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects