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00-6457-x-FM 4/2/04 1:49 PM Page i neither star wars nor sanctuary This page intentionally left blank 00-6457-x-FM 4/2/04 1:49 PM Page iii neither star wars nor sanctuary Constraining the Military Uses of Space Michael E. O’Hanlon brookings institution press washington, D.C. 00-6457-x-FM 4/2/04 1:49 PM Page iv Copyright © 2004 the brookings institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data O’Hanlon, Michael E. Neither Star Wars nor sanctuary : constraining the military uses of space / Michael E. O’Hanlon. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8157-6456-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-8157-6457-x (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Space warfare. 2. Astronautics, Military—United States. 3. Ballistic missile defenses—United States. 4. United States— Military policy. 5. World politics—21st century. I. Title. UG1530.O33 2004 2004004467 358'.8—dc22 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992. Typeset in Sabon Composition by R. Lynn Rivenbark Macon, Georgia Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia 00-6457-x-FM 4/2/04 1:49 PM Page v To Grace and Lily and their mom This page intentionally left blank 00-6457-x-FM 4/2/04 1:49 PM Page vii CONTENTS Foreword ix Acknowledgments xiii 1 Introduction 1 2 A Brief Primer on Space and Satellites 29 3 Current Threats and Technology Trends 61 4 A Future Taiwan Strait Conflict 91 5 Arms Control in Space 105 6 Preserving U.S. Dominance while Slowing the Weaponization of Space 119 Notes 143 Index 165 vii This page intentionally left blank
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