TY - BOOK ID - 134532110 TI - The politics of space security PY - 2011 SN - 0804780749 9780804780742 9780804778589 PB - Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Space security KW - Astronautics and state KW - Space warfare KW - Space race KW - History. KW - Prevention. KW - Outer space KW - Civilian use KW - Political aspects KW - Exploration KW - Security measures. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:134532110 AB - The past five decades have witnessed often fierce international rivalry in space, but also surprising military restraint. Now, with an increasing number of countries capable of harming U.S. space assets, experts and officials have renewed a long-standing debate over the best route to space security. Some argue that space defenses will be needed to protect critical military and civilian satellites. Others argue that space should be a ""sanctuary"" from deployed weapons and military conflict, particularly given the worsening threat posed by orbital space debris. Moltz puts this debate in ER -