Chinese and US Kinetic Energy Space Weapons and Arms Control
Gubrud, Mark A., Asian Perspective
A number of gaps divide reality from perception concerning the kinetic energy ballistic missile defense and antisatellite (ASAT) weapons developed, tested, and possessed by the United States and China. This article explains the equivalence of these supposedly distinct classes of weaponry, and reviews the diplomatic history surrounding recent Chinese and US tests of them, particularly in the light of recent WikiLeaks revelations. The inadequacy of arms-control proposals that would address only the testing or use of these weapons as ASATs is discussed, and a more substantive proposal is offered that emerged in a recent meeting between Chinese and US arms-control analysts. KEYWORDS: …
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Publication information:
Article title: Chinese and US Kinetic Energy Space Weapons and Arms Control.
Contributors: Gubrud, Mark A. - Author.
Journal title: Asian Perspective.
Volume: 35.
Issue: 4
Publication date: October 1, 2011.
Page number: 617+.
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