Arms control and space security

Stacey Henderson

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-22786-9_135-1

Arms control and space security

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With the increasing reliance on space assets for civilian, commercial, and military purposes, there is a need to safeguard their full operability and enhance their security. The uncontrolled use of weapons in outer space has the potential to increase space debris, destroy critical space assets and impair their ongoing functionality, and negatively impact space security. The current international law regime applicable to outer space does not prohibit the placement or use of all weapons in outer space, prohibiting only nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction, and is not currently capable of preventing a conventional arms race in outer space.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of space security.
Editors	Kai-Uwe Schrogl, Peter L. Hays
Publisher	Springer, Cham
Pages	1-16
Number of pages	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22786-9_135-1
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

space security
security policy
arms control
Weapons

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