Toward Fusion of Air and Space Surveying Developments and Assessing Choices for Small and Middle Powers

by Johnson, Dana; Levite, Ariel E.

• ISBN13: 9780833032805
• ISBN10: 0833032801
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-20
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

These proceedings address benefits and risks of international air and space activities, including how they affect global and national security and interoperability among coalition partners with differing technological capabilities.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. iii
Summary	p. vii
Conference Agenda	p. xvii
Acknowledgments	p. xxi
Acronyms	p. xxiii
Conference Overview and Opening Keynote Address	p. 1
Conference Overview	p. 1
Opening Keynote Address: a Vision for Air and Space Potential	p. 7
Military and Commercial Space Realities	p. 15
International Military Space Operations and Integration	p. 15
Commercial Applications of Payloads and Services: Remote Sensing	p. 29
U.S. Legal, Regulatory, and Policy Factors in Military and Commercial Space	p. 35
Emerging Challenges: National Security Requirements and Economic/commercial Interests	p. 39
Additional Perspectives	p. 51
A Question of Balance: French Space Policy in the Global Age	p. 51
Requirements for Indigenous Military Capabilities: the Case of China	p. 56
Additional Dilemmas and Opportunities	p. 67
Revolution in Military Affairs: Choices for a Small Nation	p. 67
Arms Control Options in and from Space	p. 82
Dual-Use Aspects of Space Technology and the Implications for the Middle East	p. 86
Case Studies in Using Commercial Satellite Imagery for Regional Conflict Resolution	p. 98
Strategic Choices for Small and Middle Powers	p. 107
Space Development in Korea	p. 107
Dilemmas in Space Strategy for Regional Powers: a Brazilian Perspective	p. 119
Meeting Australia's Space Requirements through Collaborative and Coalition Arrangements	p. 131
Japanese Aerospace and National Security	p. 139
Space Vision and Policy Options: Israeli Perspectives	p. 147
Air and Space Strategy for Small Powers: Needs and Opportunities	p. 147
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