Changes to Space-Based Nuclear Command and Control, and Its Implications on Escalation in Space

Описание: Organized by the Center for Space Policy Strategy
The United States in the process of fundamentally changing its approach for missile warning and strategic satellite communications, the two core pillars of space-based nuclear command and control. For missile warning, DOD is transitioning to large numbers of satellites across a diversity of orbits. For strategic satellite communications, the department is “disaggregating” to largely separate spacecraft supporting nuclear operations from those supporting conventional operations; it will be the first time that the United States deploys strategic satellite communication satellites that are not designed to serve tactical missions. Meanwhile, although details are scant, Russia is modernizing its early warning satellites, and China is developing its first space-based early warning system. This panel discusses these developments for space-based nuclear command and control missions, examines the factors causing these developments, and explores their implications on the potential for conflict and nuclear escalation in space.
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