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Original Sin
- Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
Engelsk Hardback
Original Sin
- Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
Engelsk Hardback

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An eye-opening account of a world order shaped by spacepower and the threat of space warfare.

Space technology was developed to enhance the killing power of the state. The Moon landings and the launch of the Space Shuttle were mere sideshows, drawing public attention away from the real goal: military and economic control of space as a source of power on Earth.

Today, as Bleddyn E. Bowen vividly recounts, thousands of satellites work silently in the background to provide essential military, intelligence and economic capabilities. No major power can do without them. Beyond Washington, Moscow and Beijing, truly global technologies have evolved, from the ground floor of the nuclear missile revolution to today’s orbital battlefield, shaping the wars to come. World powers including India, Japan and Europe are fully realising the strategic benefits of commanding Earth’s ‘cosmic coastline’, as a stage for war, development and prestige.

Yet, as new contenders spend more and more on outer space, there is scope for cautious optimism about the future of the Space Age—if we can recognise, rather than hide, its original sin.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
344
ISBN-13:
9781787387775
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1787387771
Udg. Dato:
27 okt 2022
Længde:
43mm
Bredde:
241mm
Højde:
167mm
Forlag:
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Oplagsdato:
27 okt 2022
Forfatter(e):
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