Escalation risks at the space-nuclear nexus / (Record no. 80400)
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| control field | 20240222085549.0 |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGUING LIBRARY | |
| Original cataloging library | Sipr |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code | eng |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR | |
| Personal name | Raju, Nivedita |
| 245 10 - TITLE | |
| Title | Escalation risks at the space-nuclear nexus / |
| Medium | [electronic resource] |
| Author, etc | Nivedita Raju and Wilfred Wan |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION DATA | |
| Place of publication | Solna : |
| Publisher | SIPRI, |
| Year | 2024 |
| 300 ## - PAGES ETC | |
| Pages | 31 p. |
| 490 0# - SERIES TITLE | |
| Series title | SIPRI research policy paper |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "February 2024" |
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| General note | SIP2423 |
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| General note | Space systems are essential for nuclear and non-nuclear missions for China, Russia and the United States, with the space domain central in their national security strategies. Amid the strategic competition and rivalry between the three states, their threat perceptions exhibit unprecedented levels of worst-case scenario thinking, signalling a preparedness to respond with force in case of attacks or incidents involving space systems. Escalation risks in outer space, even possibly extending to the use of nuclear weapons, thus appear to be growing, especially as the deterrent role of such weapons is expanding to account for more capabilities with strategic effect.?While different variables will impact escalation dynamics at the intersection of outer space, nuclear weapons and related systems (the ‘space–nuclear nexus’), some factors clearly contribute to the risk of escalation. These include strategic ambiguity and unclear red lines on what actions could result in potential nuclear retaliation. These fuzzy red lines are further blurred by the many uncertainties in space operations, such as congestion of orbits, considerations of potential civilian harm, the role of commercial actors in space, and the integration of artificial intelligence into space systems. Additional space–nuclear-related risk reduction measures are therefore vital. This paper proposes measures at the multilateral, bilateral and unilateral levels for China, Russia and the USA to consider. |
| 650 ## - KEYWORD | |
| Keyword | missiles |
| Subdivision | early warning |
| -- | risk assessment |
| -- | communications |
| -- | surveillance |
| -- | reconnaissance |
| 651 #4 - KEYWORD/GEOGRAPHIC | |
| Geographic keyword | USA |
| Subdivision | space policy |
| -- | national security |
| 651 #4 - KEYWORD/GEOGRAPHIC | |
| Geographic keyword | Russia |
| Subdivision | space |
| -- | nuclear strategy |
| 651 #4 - KEYWORD/GEOGRAPHIC | |
| Geographic keyword | China |
| Subdivision | nuclear weapons |
| 653 ## - UNCONTROLLED KEYWORD | |
| Uncontrolled keyword | ISR |
| 700 1# - ADDED AUTHOR/EDITOR | |
| Author/Editor | Wan, Wilfred |
| 710 2# - ADDED INSTITUTION | |
| Institution | SIPRI |
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| Classification part | Fri e-publikation |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION | |
| URI | https://doi.org/10.55163/FZDW6296 |
| 942 ## - ITEM TYPE (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | electronic publication |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Acquisition no. | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| SIPRI Library and Documentation | SIPRI Library and Documentation | 2024-02-22 | CD2024 G24_33 | G24/33 | 2024-02-22 | electronic publication | |||||
| SIPRI Library and Documentation | SIPRI Library and Documentation | 2024-03-20 | 341.67SIPRI SIPRI research policy paper | G24/48 | 2024-03-20 | report | |||||
| SIPRI Library and Documentation | SIPRI Library and Documentation | 2024-03-20 | 341.67SIPRI SIPRI research policy paper | G24/49 | 2024-03-20 | report |