Space-Based Weapons—Long-Term Strategic Implications and Alternatives

Authors

David C. Hardesty, U.S. Navy

Number

4

Abstract

Basing weapons in space might in the short term increase U.S. military capabilities, but their broader, long-term effect would be negative—especially because of likely foreign responses, inherent vulnerabilities, and crisis destabilization. A decision not to deploy weapons in space, and a treaty discouraging other nations from deploying them, would be much more in the national interest.

Recommended Citation

Hardesty, David C. (2005) "Space-Based Weapons—Long-Term Strategic Implications and Alternatives," Naval War College Review: Vol. 58: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol58/iss2/4