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Report on the Exploration of Space (1985)
| Author | North Atlantic Assembly |
| Date | October 1985 |
| Classification | 6.07.5.14/04 (MISCELLANEOUS - NUCLEAR POWER IN SPACE GENERAL / OTHER) |
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From the publication:
SUMMARY Chapter I -- CIVILIAN SPACE PROGRAMMES -- describes the civilian space programmes of the United States, the Soviet Union, the European Space Agency, Canada, and Japan. Details of current, government-funded space programmes are given. Particular attention is paid to planetary exploration. The various probes launched to Halley's Comet are described and the high degree of international co-operation involved in these missions is examined. This chapter concludes by noting the high degree of international co-operation in many projects and also points out that there are collaborative opportunities on an East-West basis which should receive serious consideration. CHAPTER II -- MILITARY SPACE SYSTEMS -- explains the roles performed by Soviet and American military satellites. The role of satellites as terrestrial "force multipliers" is explained. The chapter also shows how a variety of military satellites significantly enhance strategic stability and are an essential element in the arms control process. Anti-satellite weaponry is also described. This chapter draws a distinction between the ''militarization" of space, and the "weaponization" of space. The difficulties of achieving restrictions on anti-satellite weapons are explained.
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