Space Control Policy: A Case for 'Reaching Out and Touching'

Abstract

The United States needs a contemporary space policy which protects our space assets and preserved our freedom to act in pursuit of our national interests and objectives. This monograph argues that the US prohibitions against using force on a space asset are based largely upon Cold War biases and also upon elements of the 1967 Outer Space and 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaties which are no longer applicable or no longer serve our interests. US space policy must change with the new uses of space, introduction of new actors, and evolved geopolitical context. The US must assure space superiority by having a declaratory policy, capability, and the will to deny a spectrum of potential adversaries the freedom of using space assets and space-derived data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 28, 1997
Accession Number
ADA442845

Entities

People

  • Mark H. Owen

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Ballistic Missiles
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Cold War
  • Command And Control
  • Explosive Devices
  • Geneva Conventions
  • Ground Based
  • National Security
  • Outer Space
  • Security
  • Space Based
  • Space Systems
  • Treaties
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Economics
  • Government and Public Administration Law.

Technology Areas

  • Space