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Security in space : the next generation : conference report 31 March-1 April 2008
Title
Security in space : the next generation : conference report 31 March-1 April 2008 / United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research.
ISBN
9789290451921
9290451920
Published
New York : United Nations, 2008.
Physical Description
xxxv, 195 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes
"United Nations publications. Sales no. GV.E.08.0.3"--T.p. verso.
"UNIDIR/2008/14."
Summary
"This conference looked at ways to build trust in space activities in the future as well as how to move from confrontation to cooperation as a way to increase space security and improve access to outer space for peaceful activities. Participants and presenters discussed the need for new internationals legal instruments, with specific reference to the Chinese-Russian proposal for a Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects"--P. 4 of cover.
Format
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 05, 2009
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Providing space security for the next generation
Space Generation and Advisory Council / Alexander Karl
Security in outer space: do not duplicate historical mistakes / Wang Daxue
Down to earth: a solution to a global problem? / Geraint Morgan
Space security: the need to safeguard outer space for the next generation / Yvette Stevens
Next generation space security challenges / Jessica West
Building trust in the future
No harmful interference with space objects: the key to conference building / Samuel Black
Transparency and confidence-building measures / Garold Larson
Transparency and confidence-building measures: their place and role in space security / Andrey Makarov
From confrontation to cooperation
Safeguarding outer space: on the road to debris mitigation / Maureen Williams
An International Civil Aviation Organization for outer space? / Tommaso Sgobba
Long-term sustainability of space activities / Gerard Brachet
From space dominance to equitable rules and mutual restraint / Nancy Gallagher
Treaties and agreements: the new generation
The draft Treaty on the Prevention of Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force Against Outer Space Objects / Victor Vasiliev
Russian-Chinese space-weapons ban proposal: a critique / Theresa Hitchens
International legal standards and the weaponization of outer space / David Koplow
Next generation, next steps
Achieving a sustainable space environment / Ray Williamson and Cynda Collins Arsenault
Space security and satellite applications in humanitarian aid / Francesco Pisano and Einar Bjorgo
Canada's perspective on space security / Pearl Williams.
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