Original Sin : power, technology and war in Quter space /
Bowen, Bleddyn E.,
Original Sin : power, technology and war in Quter space / Bleddy E. Bowen. - London: Hurst & Company, 2022. - 445 Pages; 24 cm.
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.
9781787387775 (hbk)
History--Wars.
Space warfare
Warfare & defense
HD9980.5 / .B786 2022
Original Sin : power, technology and war in Quter space / Bleddy E. Bowen. - London: Hurst & Company, 2022. - 445 Pages; 24 cm.
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.
9781787387775 (hbk)
History--Wars.
Space warfare
Warfare & defense
HD9980.5 / .B786 2022