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Space has been militarized for over four decades. Should it now be weaponized? This incisive and insightful book argues that it should not. Since the cold war, space has come to harbor many tools of the tactical warfighter. Satellites have long been used to provide strategic communication, early warning of missile launch, and arms control verification. The U.S. armed forces increasingly use space assets to locate and strike targets on the battlefield. To date, though, no country deploys destructive weapons in space, for use against space or Earth targets, and no country possesses ground-based

Polemology --- United States --- Astronautics, Military -- United States. --- Ballistic missile defenses -- United States. --- Space warfare. --- United States -- Military policy. --- World politics -- 21st century. --- Air Forces --- Military & Naval Science --- Law, Politics & Government --- United States of America

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This text examines air and space power in light of challenges and opportunities that are emerging from increased demands for these assets and in light of technological and social change.

Air power. --- Air power - United States. --- Astronautics, Military. --- Astronautics, Military - United States. --- World politics. --- World politics - 21st century. --- Air power --- Astronautics, Military --- World politics --- United States. --- AF --- Air Force (U.S.) --- U.S.A.F. --- United States Air Force --- US Air Force --- USAF --- AF (Air force) --- U.S.A.F. (Air force) --- USAF (Air force)