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An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Strategic Defense Initiative Debate, Scott F. March
An Interdisciplinary Approach To The Strategic Defense Initiative Debate, Scott F. March
Akron Law Review
An interdisciplinary framework in which international law is but one element is presented in this article in the hope of lending organization to the complex subject of space weaponization. Seven factors are discussed which strongly influence decision-makers in both the United States and the Soviet Union who are charged with establishing and implementing the military space policies of their respective nations. They are (1) the relationship between the militarization of earth and the militarization of space; (2) the effects of weapon technology and national defense policy upon the use of space; (3) the interrelationship of the international law-making process with …