| ID | 074784 |
| Title Proper | Preventing conflict in space |
| Other Title Information | cooperative engagement as a possible US strategy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Moltz, James Clay |
| Publication | 2006. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
Traditional responses to international security concerns include the heightening of distrust, mutual disengagement, and arms deployment. Fortunately, serious threats to security in space do not yet exist. Therefore, an alternative means of diffusing possible problems may be cooperative threat reduction-a tool that has been used effectively by the United States and other countries since 1991 in dealing with the former Soviet Union's weapons of mass destruction legacy. This article analyzes the conceptual rationale for a similar approach to space threats. It also describes the results of a recent project to consider advantages and disadvantages of possible U.S. adoption of such policies with respect to seven current or emerging space rivals. |
| `In' analytical Note | Astropolitics Vol. 4, No. 2; Summer 2006: p121-129 |
| Journal Source | Astropolitics Vol: 4 No 2 |
| Key Words | International Security ; Space ; United States ; Strategy |