Space as a Strategic Asset

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-231-13654-9
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 600 g

Joan Johnson-Freese argues that the race for space weapons and the U.S. quest for exclusive or at least dominant ownership of strategic space assets have alienated the very allies that the United States needs in order to maintain its leading role in space exploration. Taking a balanced look at the issues that have contributed to the decline of America's manned space program, such as lack of political support and funding, Johnson-Freese offers not only a critique but also a plan for enhancing U.S. space security through cooperation rather than competition.

She begins with a brief overview of the history of international space development through four eras: before Sputnik, the space race, after Apollo, and globalization. Then she focuses on how policy changes of the mid-1990s have changed the nation, examining why the United States has grown obsessed with the development of space technology not just as a tool for globalization but as a route toward expanding an already dominant arsenal of weapons. Johnson-Freese claims that these policy choices have greatly affected the attitudes and actions of other countries, and in the fight to achieve security, the United States has instead put itself at greater peril.

Johnson-Freese explains complex technical issues in clear, accessible terms and suggests a way forward that is comprehensive rather than partisan. America is not the only country with space ambitions, but it is unique in viewing space as a battlefield and the technological advancements of other nations as a dire threat. Urgent and persuasive, Space as a Strategic Asset underscores the danger of allowing our space program to languish and the crucial role of cooperation in protecting the security of our country and the world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson-Freese, Joan

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Luftfahrtindustrie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Weltraumforschung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceAcknowledgments1. A Clash of Ambitions2. The Conundrum of Dual-Use Technology3. From Apollo to Where?4. The Militarization of Space5. The Weaponization of Space6. The Politicization of the U.S. Aerospace Industry7. The Ambitions of Europe8. The Ambitions of China9. Avoiding a Clash of Ambitions: Toward a Comprehensive U.S. Space StrategyNotesIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Joan Johnson-Freese is professor and chair of the Department of National Security Decision-Making at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. She has been studying and writing about space issues for more than twenty years, and her many books include Changing Patterns of International Cooperation in Space and, with Roger Handberg, Space, the Dormant Frontier: Changing the Paradigm for the Twenty-First Century.