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Star Wars Redux: Space, Security & Technology gj109
Star Wars Redux: Space, Security & Technology
Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, Summer/Fall

ISBN: 0-9704346-9-3 | Published: 2004 | No. Pages: 142

Space has perhaps never been as important to a state's national interest and as integral to its foreign policy as it is today. The major powers' increased reliance on space technology makes the security of national commercial and military space assets indispensable. Yet, the future of space policy and the role of the military in space is uncertain. Space has already been militarized, with satellites used for reconnaissance, warning, and military communications. Should it be weaponized, that is, populated with space-based munitions and lasers, ABM systems, and anti-satellite technologies?

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