Outer Space Weapons, Diplomacy, and Security
“Outer Space Weapons, Diplomacy, and Security” by Alekseĭ Georgievich Arbatov, published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 2010, is an illustrated work comprising 117 pages in English. This book addresses pressing global security challenges, particularly focusing on the military use of outer space and its implications for international relations.
Readers will find a collection of essays from leading Russian experts that analyze the current military use of outer space, detailing the space weapons programs of various countries. The book presents a historical overview of negotiations aimed at preventing or controlling the weaponization of space, exploring the political, military, technical, and legal issues that negotiators face in their efforts to avert a new space race. Topics such as arms control and security are central to the discussions within this edition.
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In this era of globalization, the world is facing a host of challenging security problems–from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to international terrorism to accelerating climate change to energy security–that cannot be resolved unilaterally, especially through the unilateral use of military force. One key issue that requires urgent global attention is literally “out of this world”: the military use of outer space.
This collection of essays by leading Russian experts analyzes the current military use of outer space. The book describes the space weapons programs of various countries. It details the history of negotiations to prevent, or at least control, the weaponization of space, including analyses of the political, military, technical, and legal problems facing negotiators trying to avoid a catastrophic new space race.
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