An Arms Control Proposal Limiting High-Altitude ASAT Weapons

Abstract

In the current controversies over the space weapon programme of the United States and the Soviet Union far more attention has been given to ballistic missile defence (BMD) weapons than to anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons. It is well to remember, however, that ASATs are in fact the only operational space weapons that currently exist or are likely to exist for years or decades to come. It is a grave mistake to become entranced with futuristic BMD weapons, to the neglect of feasible arms control regulations on existing ASAT weapons.KeywordsSpace ObjectCommunication SatelliteFlight TrajectorySpecific ProposalNuclear WarheadThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.