Outer Space - A New Dimension of the Arms Race

ISBN-13: 9780367627218 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 426 str.

Bhupendra Jasani

Opis

This book, first published in 1982, analyses the prospects of the Cold War superpowers arms race spilling into outer space. A SIPRI-organized symposium in 1981 discussed the consequences of the militarization of outer space, as well as further arms control and disarmament measures.

Spis treści

Part 1. Military Space Technology and its Implications B. Jasani  1. Introduction  2. Some Basic Orbital Concepts  3. Space Transportation Vehicles  4. Military Activities in Outer Space  5. Contribution of Arms Technology to the Arms Race  6. Satellites for Crisis and Arms Control Monitoring  Part 2. Space Technology, Crisis Monitoring and Arms Control  7. Reconnaissance Satellites B.G. Blair  8. Identification of Military Components within the Soviet Space Programme G.E. Perry  9. Navigation Satellite Systems: Their Characteristics, Potential and Military Applications K.D. McDonald  10. System Aspects in Military Satellite Communications E. Biglieri  11. Image Analysis and Sensor Technology for Satellite Monitoring T. Sakata and H. Shimoda  12. Information Extraction from Images T. Orhaug and G. Forssell  13. The Prospects for Beam Weapons A.M. Din  14. Orbital BMD and the Space Patrol P.J. Nahin  15. Some Remarks on US and Soviet Strategies Concerning Manned Activities in Outer Space H. Kautzleben  16. Recent Advances in the Use of Space for Military Purposes and on Second Generation Nuclear Weapons M. Felden  17. Use of Satellites in Crisis Monitoring K. Santhanam  18. Verification Using Satellites, Feasability of an International or Multinational Agency M. Abdel-Hady and A. Sadek  19. What Additional Arms Control Measures Related to Outer Space Could Be Proposed? D. Goedhuis  20. Anti-Satellite Weapons: the Prospects for Arms Control D.L. Hafner  21. Banning all Weapons in Outer Space O.V. Bogdanov

O autorze

Bhupendra Jasani