TY  - BOOK
AU  - Steer,Cassandra
AU  - Hersch,Matthew H.
AU  - McClelland,Kiernan
AU  - Thompson,David D.
TI  - War and peace in outer space: law, policy and ethics 
T2  - The Oxford series in ethics, national security, and the rule of law
SN  - 9780197548684
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - OUP
KW  - space warfare
KW  - space defence
KW  - ASW
KW  - ethics
KW  - space law
KW  - USA
KW  - space policy
N1  - SIP2401; Includes bibliographical references and index; Applying international humanitarian law in outer space / Cassandra Steer and Dale Stephens -- Norm setting and transparency and confidence-building in space governance / Theresa Hitchens -- The rule of law in outer space : a call for an international outer space authority / Icho Kealotswe-Matlou -- The ethical foundation of space security / P.J. Blount -- U.S. space dominance : an ethical lens / Joan Johnson-Freese and Kenneth Smith -- Space power doctrines and national security / Peter Hay -- The legality of anti-satellite weapons / Jinyuan Su -- The legality of keep-out, operational, and safety zones in outer space / Matthew Stubbs -- Prominent security threats stemming from space hybrid operations / Jana Robinson -- A proposed transparency measure as a step towards space arms control / Gilles Doucet -- Outer space and crisis risks / Laura Grego -- Diplomacy : the missing ingredient in space security / Paul Meyer
N2  - "Historically, strategic restraint was the dominant approach among nations active in outer space, all of whom understood that continued access to and use of space required holding back on threats or activities which might jeopardize the status quo of peace in space. However, recently there has been a discernible shift in international rhetoric towards a more offensive approach to defense in space. The U.S. move towards establishing a "Space Force" has been echoed by similar announcements in France and Japan. India launched an anti-satellite weapon test and announced proudly that it thereby joined the elite group of China, Russia and the U.S., who have all demonstrated this capability in the past. And as technologies in space advance, along with our terrestrial dependence on space-based systems for our peaceful civilian lives and for support of terrestrial warfare, the political stability of this vulnerable environment comes under threat. These factors, combined with a lack of transparency about actual capabilities and intentions on the part of all major players in space, creates a cyclical escalation which has led some commentators to describe this as a return to a Cold War-type arms race, and to the foreseeability of a space-based conflict. Due to many unique characteristics of the space domain, an armed conflict in space would be catastrophic for all players, including neutral States, commercial actors, and international civil society. Due to the specificity of the space domain, specialized expertise must be provided to decision-makers, and interdisciplinary opinions must be sought from a multitude of stakeholders. To that end, this volume provides a wide spectrum of perspectives from experts who have engaged together at a conference hosted by the Center for Ethics in the Rule of Law to discuss these issues. Ethical, legal and policy solutions are offered here by those with experience in the space sector, including academia, legal practitioners, military lawyers and operators, diplomats and policy advisors"--
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