Space and Security
A Reference Handbook
Published on 3. March 2011
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-59884-421-4 (ISBN)
Description
This thorough examination of the roots and motivations for U.S. national security space policy provides an essential foundation for considering current space security issues.
During the Cold War era, space was an important arena for the clashing superpowers, yet the United States government chose not to station weapons there. Today, new space security dynamics are evolving that reflect the growing global focus upon the broad potential contributions of space capabilities to global prosperity and security.
Space and Security: A Reference Handbook examines how the United States has developed and implemented policies designed to use space capabilities to enhance national security, providing a clear and complete evaluation of the origins and motivations for U.S. national security space policies and activities. The author explains the Eisenhower Administration's quest to develop high-technology intelligence collection platforms to open up the closed Soviet state, and why it focused on developing a legal regime to legitimize satellite overflight for the purposes of gathering intelligence.
During the Cold War era, space was an important arena for the clashing superpowers, yet the United States government chose not to station weapons there. Today, new space security dynamics are evolving that reflect the growing global focus upon the broad potential contributions of space capabilities to global prosperity and security.
Space and Security: A Reference Handbook examines how the United States has developed and implemented policies designed to use space capabilities to enhance national security, providing a clear and complete evaluation of the origins and motivations for U.S. national security space policies and activities. The author explains the Eisenhower Administration's quest to develop high-technology intelligence collection platforms to open up the closed Soviet state, and why it focused on developing a legal regime to legitimize satellite overflight for the purposes of gathering intelligence.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
594 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-59884-421-4 (9781598844214)
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Peter L. Hays, PhD, is a senior scientist with the Science Applications International Corporation supporting the National Security Space Office in the Pentagon in Washington, DC.
Content
List of Tables,
Preface,
1 Background and History,
U.S. Space Policy before Sputnik,
Sputnik Changes Everything, 1957-1963,
The Moon Race and Sanctuary Supreme, 1964-1980,
Space Comes of Age, 1981-Present,
References,
Notes,
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,
Space and Military Transformation,
Space Regulation and Export Controls,
Space and Missile Defense,
References,
Note,
3 Worldwide Perspectives,
Space Law and the Advancement of Spacepower,
Space Weaponization,
Congested Space: Spectrum Crowding, SSA, and Orbital Debris,
China as an Emerging Space Power,
References,
4 Chronology,
5 Biographical Sketches,
James A. Abrahamson,
Edward C. Aldridge ("Pete"),
Norman R. Augustine,
James M. Beggs,
George H. W. Bush,
George W. Bush,
Stephen A. Cambone,
James E. Carter Jr.,
William J. Clinton,
Hugh L. Dryden,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Howell M. Estes III,
James C. Fletcher,
Gerald R. Ford,
T. Keith Glennan,
Daniel S. Goldin,
Daniel O. Graham,
Michael D. Griffin,
Richard C. Henry,
Robert T. Herres,
Robert Jastrow,
Lyndon B. Johnson,
John F. Kennedy,
George A. Keyworth II,
James R. Killian Jr.,
George Kistiakowsky,
Hans M. Mark,
Neil H. McElroy,
Robert S. McNamara,
John B. Medaris,
Thomas S. Moorman Jr.,
Richard M. Nixon,
Barack H. Obama,
Thomas O. Paine,
Samuel C. Phillips,
John L. Piotrowski,
Donald A. Quarles,
Ronald W. Reagan,
Donald H. Rumsfeld,
Bernard A. Schriever,
Wernher von Braun,
James E. Webb,
Caspar W. Weinberger,
Thomas D. White,
Jerome B. Wiesner,
6 Data and Documents,
Documents,
NSC-5520, "Draft Statement of Policy on U. S. Scientific Satellite Program,"
NSC-5814, "U.S. Policy on Outer Space,"
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,
Department of Defense Directive 5160.32, "Development of Space Systems,"
National Security Decision Memorandum 345, "Development of Anti-Satellite Capability,"
Department of Defense Directive 3100.10, "Space Policy,"
"Fact Sheet: U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy,"
"Fact Sheet: U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy,"
"National Space Policy of the United States of America,"
7 Directory of Organizations,
U.S. Organizations,
8 Resources,
Books, Chapters in Books, and Monographs,
Journal Articles,
Periodicals,
Congressional Hearings and Reports,
Government Documents, Studies, and Technical Reports,
Documents from NSC Box at National Archives, Washington, D.C.,
Newspaper Articles,
Internet Sources,
List of Acronyms,
Index,
About the Author,
Preface,
1 Background and History,
U.S. Space Policy before Sputnik,
Sputnik Changes Everything, 1957-1963,
The Moon Race and Sanctuary Supreme, 1964-1980,
Space Comes of Age, 1981-Present,
References,
Notes,
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,
Space and Military Transformation,
Space Regulation and Export Controls,
Space and Missile Defense,
References,
Note,
3 Worldwide Perspectives,
Space Law and the Advancement of Spacepower,
Space Weaponization,
Congested Space: Spectrum Crowding, SSA, and Orbital Debris,
China as an Emerging Space Power,
References,
4 Chronology,
5 Biographical Sketches,
James A. Abrahamson,
Edward C. Aldridge ("Pete"),
Norman R. Augustine,
James M. Beggs,
George H. W. Bush,
George W. Bush,
Stephen A. Cambone,
James E. Carter Jr.,
William J. Clinton,
Hugh L. Dryden,
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Howell M. Estes III,
James C. Fletcher,
Gerald R. Ford,
T. Keith Glennan,
Daniel S. Goldin,
Daniel O. Graham,
Michael D. Griffin,
Richard C. Henry,
Robert T. Herres,
Robert Jastrow,
Lyndon B. Johnson,
John F. Kennedy,
George A. Keyworth II,
James R. Killian Jr.,
George Kistiakowsky,
Hans M. Mark,
Neil H. McElroy,
Robert S. McNamara,
John B. Medaris,
Thomas S. Moorman Jr.,
Richard M. Nixon,
Barack H. Obama,
Thomas O. Paine,
Samuel C. Phillips,
John L. Piotrowski,
Donald A. Quarles,
Ronald W. Reagan,
Donald H. Rumsfeld,
Bernard A. Schriever,
Wernher von Braun,
James E. Webb,
Caspar W. Weinberger,
Thomas D. White,
Jerome B. Wiesner,
6 Data and Documents,
Documents,
NSC-5520, "Draft Statement of Policy on U. S. Scientific Satellite Program,"
NSC-5814, "U.S. Policy on Outer Space,"
National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958,
Department of Defense Directive 5160.32, "Development of Space Systems,"
National Security Decision Memorandum 345, "Development of Anti-Satellite Capability,"
Department of Defense Directive 3100.10, "Space Policy,"
"Fact Sheet: U.S. Commercial Remote Sensing Policy,"
"Fact Sheet: U.S. Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Policy,"
"National Space Policy of the United States of America,"
7 Directory of Organizations,
U.S. Organizations,
8 Resources,
Books, Chapters in Books, and Monographs,
Journal Articles,
Periodicals,
Congressional Hearings and Reports,
Government Documents, Studies, and Technical Reports,
Documents from NSC Box at National Archives, Washington, D.C.,
Newspaper Articles,
Internet Sources,
List of Acronyms,
Index,
About the Author,