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The Artemis Theory Of Warfare, Mark J. Sundahl
The Artemis Theory Of Warfare, Mark J. Sundahl
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Outer space, long the province of peaceful competition and international cooperation, is being rapidly militarized. We stand today at a rare inflection point in history that deserves careful thought as humanity moves forward. In short, we face the following choice: we can either protect and build on the special nature of space norms and customs to preserve space as a “laboratory of peace,” or we can militarize space as the new “highest ground” under largely the same rules that govern terrestrial warfare. The sad reality is that our history, being inextricably linked to warfare, predicts that the dream of a …