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100			_aBONGERS Anelí _eAuthor
245			_aStar Wars: _bAnti-Satellite Weapons and Orbital Debris/ _cAnelí Bongers, José L. Torres
260			_c2024
520			_aThe militarization and weaponization of outer space are increasing continuously with the development of new and more advanced space weapon systems by a growing number of nations. This is a direct consequence of the high and growing strategic value of outer space for defense, security, and warfare. This paper reviews trends in space weapon systems and analyzes the implications of anti-satellite military weapons for human activities in outer space. A direct consequence of the completion of anti-satellite military tests is that the amount of orbital debris has increased significantly. We use a simple physical – economic model to illustrate how anti-satellite military tests, particularly those using direct-ascent weapons, dramatically increase the probability that the Kessler syndrome will occur. Whereas the long-run impact of low altitude anti-satellite tests is limited because of atmospheric drag, at high altitude direct-ascent anti-satellite tests are persistently harmful for human activities in space. The paper also provides a simulation of the long-run effects of a war in space.
598			_aOUTER SPACE, ANTI-SATELLITE WEAPONS, ORBITAL DEBRIS, WAR IN SPACE, NEWARTICLS
650			_aANTI-SATELLITE
650			_aWEAPONS
650			_aWAR
700			_aL. TORRES José
773			_gStar Wars: Anti-Satellite Weapons and Orbital Debris, Volume 35, Number 7, November 2024, Page 826-845
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2023.2208020 _zClick here for full text
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