The art of peace: dissuading China from developing counter space weapons
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Meteyer, David O.
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Moran, Daniel J.
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2005-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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adversary efforts in a direction desired by Washington. Several things become clear during this investigation. First, very little scholarly work exists discussing the concept of dissuasion and the mechanisms used to formulate, implement, and execute it as a defense policy. Second, that while an admirable attempt to lessen the need for more costly policy options such as deterrence and defeat, dissuasion will not prevent China from developing counter space weapons, especially since ground-based jammers that target satellite links have already proven effective. Third, the best chance of dissuading China's efforts to acquire space-based OCS systems is through international treaties and laws.
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National Security Affairs (NSA)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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xviii, 103 p. : ill., col. maps ;
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.