Arms Control in Space: Exploring Conditions for Preventive Arms Control

237 Pages·2013·1.28 MB·English

by  Max M. Mutschler

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Arms Control in Space
Exploring Conditions for
Preventive Arms Control
Max M. Mutschler
German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin, Germany
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Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments x
List of Acronyms xii
1 Introduction 1
Approaching arms control in space 1
Why do we need arms control in space? 3
On international regimes and nonregimes 7
Structure of the book and central fi ndings 12
2 Arms Control: Concepts and Debates 16
Arms control in the Cold War context 16
Arms control in the post-Cold War Era 25
Arms control in space 32
3 Regime Theory and Preventive Arms Control 39
Interests 39
Power 46
Knowledge 51
4 Anti-Ballistic Missiles and Arms Control 62
Technology, programs, and doctrine 62
The ABM control regime 74
Analyzing successful regime-building 83
5 Space Weapons and Arms Control 104
Space weapon technology 104
From Sputnik to Star Wars 113
Towards an arms race in outer space? 126
6 Analyzing Arms Control in Space 149
Arms control in space and interests 149
Arms control in space and power 160
Arms control in space and knowledge 168
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7 Conclusion 185
Conditions for preventive arms control 185
The chances for preventive arms control in space 191
Notes 196
References 203
Index 217
List of Illustrations
3.1 The Prisoner’s Dilemma 40
3.2 The arms dynamic as Prisoner’s Dilemma 43
3.3 The arms dynamic as Deadlock game 44
4.1 The ABM arms dynamic as Prisoner’s Dilemma 84
4.2 The ABM arms dynamic as Deadlock game 103
6.1 The arms dynamic in space as Prisoner’s Dilemma 150
6.2 The arms dynamic in space as Deadlock game 179
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