ASPECTS OF USING OUTER SPACE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
ASPECTS OF USING OUTER SPACE FOR MILITARY PURPOSES

Summary/Abstract: The issue of using outer space for military purposes has never been more serious than nowadays. Many of the military satellite systems are nothing but means to multiply the precision, flexibility and speed of armament systems and armed forces on Earth. The consequences of using outer space for military purposes at an ever growing scale are therefore different. Some of them reduce the lack of confidence and the threat of war; others increase the efficiency of military assets and the tendency to put them to work. The dominant position of a spacecraft over the Earth, beyond the frontiers and limits of national sovereignty is not only an opportunity to dream about absolute conquest of military superiority but also a starting point in overcoming conflicts among nations or alliances, in converging all efforts towards stopping military space competition and building peaceful collaboration among nations.

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