November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
... In short, space is different. To ignore this and simply to try to argue that the legal framework supposedly supports war in space relies on an overly simplistic assertion that ‘what is not expressly prohibited (by the treaties and international law...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
... spacepower - as a set of satellite technologies - “has great advantages in the open desert terrain in which most Middle East wars have been fought.” While the geography of the Middle East is far from homogeneous, it is predominantly composed of vast...
January 2021
Spacepower and international relations
..., so there is no such thing as a ‘space war’ - there is only war. Because wars on Earth are not decided solely by what happens in ...prospect of nuclear death may prevent any intentional major war, with competition happening on economic, diplomatic and ...
February 2021
On the nature of spacepower
...have been for continental powers” - Bleddyn Bowen, War in Space These relatively moderate differences between Dolman’s ...militaries have enjoyed since the end of the Cold War, levelling somewhat the conventional military and economic balances of...
December 2014
A door closes
... technologies, including satellites, has disrupted many companies’ launch plans. While most of the cooperation in the Cold War was focused on arms control, in the post-Soviet period it expanded rapidly to include securing nuclear materials in Russia...
January 2023
Original Sin - Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
...notices its absence when it does not work.” [Neufeld, Cold War - but no war - in space] The political reality of outer space is ...Spacepower has gone from warning and targeting systems in nuclear war to an infrastructure that is relevant to any kind of...