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Technology and Strategy: the Changing Security Environment in Space Demands New Diplomatic and Military Answers

Technologie und Strategie: die sich verändernde Sicherheitslage im Weltraum erfordert neue diplomatische und militärische Antworten
[working paper]

Schütz, Torben

Corporate Editor
Forschungsinstitut der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.

Abstract

Der Weltraum steht kurz vor seiner Militarisierung. Die Zunahme von Anti-Satellitenwaffen bedroht die Sicherheit im Weltraum und macht Angriffe gegen militärische Weltraumressourcen möglich. Das wirkt sich auf die globale strategische Landschaft aus und verringert die Krisenstabilität der Großmächte... view more

Der Weltraum steht kurz vor seiner Militarisierung. Die Zunahme von Anti-Satellitenwaffen bedroht die Sicherheit im Weltraum und macht Angriffe gegen militärische Weltraumressourcen möglich. Das wirkt sich auf die globale strategische Landschaft aus und verringert die Krisenstabilität der Großmächte. Da die derzeitigen Rüstungskontrollmechanismen unzureichend sind, sollten Deutschland und die NATO neue Initiativen ergreifen, um den Weltraum friedlich zu gestalten.... view less


On the brink of being weaponized, space is becoming a military-operational environment. Proliferating anti-satellite weapons threaten space security and enable first strikes against military space assets crucial to conventional and nuclear forces. This affects the global strategic landscape and decr... view more

On the brink of being weaponized, space is becoming a military-operational environment. Proliferating anti-satellite weapons threaten space security and enable first strikes against military space assets crucial to conventional and nuclear forces. This affects the global strategic landscape and decreases crisis stability among major powers. As current arms control regimes are insufficient, Germany and NATO should push new initiatives to keep space peaceful and advance military planning should they fail.... view less

Keywords
outer space; arms control; great power; Federal Republic of Germany; NATO; resources; militarization; security policy

Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
7 p.

Series
DGAP kompakt, 14

ISSN
1611-7034

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0


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