Marshall, William;
Whitesides, George;
Schingler, Robert;
Nilsen, Andre;
Parkin, Kevin;
(2005)
Space weapons: The urgent debate.
[Letter].
ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs
, 1
(1)
pp. 19-32.
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Abstract
This article has been written by International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP) in collaboration with the Space Generation Advisory Council in support of the UN Programme on Space Applications (SGAC). This follows on from our paper ‘Militarization of space: a youth perspective’ presented at the 52nd Pugwash Conference in La Jolla, 2002, which gave a summary of the reasons against space weapons. In that paper we included recommendations for ways forward, both for the international community at large, and Pugwash in particular. The current article aims to address one of our recommendations in that paper to ‘encourage high-level debate’ on this issue. To do this, we have been working together with a US Air Force General to develop a critical analysis of both the pros and cons of space weapons, for a nation considering deployment. By developing a balanced debate, we hope to set a framework for the discussion in which all sides can take part.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Space weapons: The urgent debate |
| Open access status: | An open access publication |
| Language: | English |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > STEaPP |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1540361 |
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