Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2017
88 pages
978-1-4422-8040-3 (ISBN)
Description
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first human-made object to orbit the Earth. Six decades later, space-faring nations face a much different space environment, one that's more diverse, disruptive, disordered, and dangerous. Today's space domain presents a number of asymmetries that differ from other domains, creating a deterrence environment with unique policy implications. Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age, a report from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, discusses the evolution of space as a contested domain, the changing threats to U.S. space systems, deterrence theory and its applications to the space domain, and findings from a space crisis exercise administered by CSIS in late 2016.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-8040-3 (9781442280403)
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Todd Harrison | Zack Cooper | Kaitlyn Johnson
Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age
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11/2017
Centre for Strategic & International Studies,U.S.
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Persons
Todd Harrison is a senior fellow and director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS. Zack Cooper is a senior fellow in Asian security at CSIS. Kaitlyn Johnson is a research associate with the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS. Thomas G. Roberts is a research assistant with the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS.
Content
- Intro
- ESCALATION AND DETERRENCE IN THE SECOND SPACE AGE
- Table of Contents
- THE EVOLUTION OF SPACE AS A CONTESTED DOMAIN
- The First Space Age (1957-1990)
- The Second Space Age (1991-Present)
- THREATS TO SPACE SYSTEMS
- Kinetic Physical Attacks
- Non-Kinetic Physical Attacks
- Electronic Attacks
- Cyber Attacks
- Summary of Threats
- Complicating Factors in Space
- SPACE DETERRENCE AND ESCALATION
- The Foundations of Deterrence Theory
- Parallels in the Evolution of Nuclear and Space Deterrence
- Lessons for Space Deterrence
- Deterrence in the Second Space Age
- Conclusion
- LESSONS FROM A SPACE CRISIS EXERCISE
- Background
- Methodology
- Scenario 1: Inadvertent Escalation by Accident
- Scenario 2: Inadvertent Escalation by Miscalculation
- Scenario 3: Advertent Escalation
- Lessons
- FINDINGS
- APPENDIX A. ANALYSIS OF THE SPACE ENVIRONMENT
- APPENDIX B. TABLETOP EXERCISE BACKGROUND MATERIALS
- APPENDIX C. SCENARIO 1
- APPENDIX D. SCENARIO 2
- APPENDIX E. SCENARIO 3
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
