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A United States Antisatellite Policy for a Multipolar World

A United States Antisatellite Policy for a Multipolar World

Hunter, Roger C.
US Air Force

Paperback

Armed ForcesGeneral EducationGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1249328179
ISBN13: 9781249328179
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Sep 11 2012
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.12 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Whether to pursue the continued development of a United States antisatellite in the 1990s will prove a difficult choice for defense planners. Making a case for the weapon system in the bipolar world seems intuitively obvious to ASAT advocates. The US was faced with a formidable foe possessing weapons in superior numbers in many categories. The Soviet Union also recognized the force-multiplier effect space systems had for its forces made the Soviet Union appear an even more formidable enemy. Pursuing a US ASAT in that era appeared to many a logical, necessary choice to negate such advantages. Responding to the perceived threat, the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Carter administrations chose a two-track policy for the US ASAT program-arms control and ASAT research and development short of actual deployment. The Reagan and Bush administrations chose a different policy, opting for outright deployment convinced that verifiable arms controls on ASATs were unachievable and Soviet space systems must not be allowed to operate in sanctuary. Fearing an escalation of the arms race to space, Congress, in large part, has thwarted the plans of these administrations with ASAT testing bans and reduced funding.

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