Taking back space: Preventing and reducing the proliferation of space weapons

Type :

Presentation

Pages :

10 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

02/05/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Ecology & environment

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Summary :

Introduction.
Space weapons.
1. knowing what types of space weapons are being developed.
2. Space-to-ground weapons.
3. Weapons development and technology.
4. The recent destruction of a weather satellite by the Chinese military.
Problem.
1. The problem the nonproliferation regime has to deal with.
2. Weapons manufacturers.
3. The question of why weapons proliferation should be stopped.
Changing the culture.
1. Changing the culture of societies that have flourished and thrived from warfare.
2. Media programs and advertisements
3. The military industrial complex.
4. Changing the culture of the American public.
5. Changing the language used by government bodies.
Disarming the proliferators.
1. Security Council Resolution 1540.
2. The leader in military and civilian use of outer space.
Conclusion.
Bibliography.

Abstract

weapons proliferation in outer space is not a thing of the future or something of science fiction. It is real and it is happening right now. The advancement of weapons technology continues to grow exponentially as does mankind's exploration of space. Controlling weapons technology in outer space gives military regimes an advantage in modern warfare that wasn't even possible fifty years ago. These new advances allow for better command and control of ground troops and offer new possibilities for space to ground weapons. There is also a possibility of the development of new weapons of mass destruction (WMD) that could be launched from outer space.