9/3/2023 0 Comments Space warfare books![]() The first institution is my alma mater, the Department of International Politics in Aberystwyth University (known to us as ‘Interpol’). During these years I have incurred many debts from many friends, colleagues and institutions. After a successful examination in 2016, I have been able to revise and expand on the arguments in the thesis to produce this book. It began as an Economic and Social Research Council-funded PhD research project in 2012. A Clash of Spacepowers Phase 1: Opening gambits Phase 2: Peak vulnerability and Counterspace in Being Phase 3: Protracted conflict 228 232 247 257 vi 6356_Bowen.indd vi 15/05/20 10:25 AM Contents Conclusion Notes 263 267 Conclusion: Spacepower and International Relations Notes 271 280 Bibliography Books and book chapters Articles Reports, papers and documents Theses, manuscripts and presentations Internet sources Index 282 282 291 295 297 298 3_Bowen.indd vii 15/05/20 10:25 AM Acknowledgements This book is the result of many years of work and the help and contributions of many people. ![]() Dispersal, Concentration and Defence Proposition VII: Spacepower is dispersed and imposes dispersion on Earth From the sensor to the shooter: Dispersal A single effectual will: Concentration Adaptation and the strength of the defence Conclusion Notes 193 193 195 204 215 223 225 6. Astroculture and Geocentrism Proposition VI: Spacepower exists within a geocentric mindset Checking ethnocentrism Geocentrism and the continental mindset Space organisation and independent forces Conclusion Notes 158 PART III 107 113 115 124 131 139 148 152 154 158 162 168 173 185 187 The Influence of Spacepower upon Warfare 5. Continental Insights and Strategic Manoeuvring A continental seapower analogy: Commanding space from Earth Proposition V: Earth orbit is a cosmic coastline suited for strategic manoeuvres Hostile coasts Astroeconomic warfare Third parties and neutrality Logistics and mutual support Strategic depth from space Conclusion Notes 105 4. Commanding Space: Bluewater Foundations Proposition I: Space warfare is waged for the command of space Proposition II: Spacepower is uniquely infrastructural and connected to Earth Proposition III: The command of space does not equate to the command of Earth Proposition IV: The command of space manipulates celestial lines of communication Summary: Command and communication Notes 54 6356_Bowen.indd v 55 66 75 86 96 98 15/05/20 10:25 AM War in Space PART II A New Vision of Spacepower: The Celestial Coastline 3. Spacepower, Empire and Theory Spacepower Space empire and resistance Pedagogy and analogy Conclusion Notes 19 22 31 37 48 50 2. 6356_Bowen.indd iv 15/05/20 10:25 AM Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations viii xi Introduction Notes 1 14 PART I Imperial Traditions: Space Dominance 1. Bowen to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, and the Copyright and Related Rights Regulations 2003 (SI No. A CIP record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 5048 5 (hardback) ISBN 5050 8 (webready PDF) ISBN 5051 5 (epub) The right of Bleddyn E. Bowen, 2020 Edinburgh University Press Ltd The Tun – Holyrood Road 12(2f) Jackson’s Entry Edinburgh EH8 8PJ Typeset in 11/13 Adobe Sabon by IDSUK (Dataconnection) Ltd, and printed and bound in Great Britain. ![]() For more information visit our website: © Bleddyn E. We publish academic books and journals in our selected subject areas across the humanities and social sciences, combining cutting-edge scholarship with high editorial and production values to produce academic works of lasting importance. Bowen 6356_Bowen.indd iii 15/05/20 10:25 AM Edinburgh University Press is one of the leading university presses in the UK. War in Space 6356_Bowen.indd i 15/05/20 10:25 AM I Mam a Mamgu 6356_Bowen.indd ii 15/05/20 10:25 AM War in Space Strategy, Spacepower, Geopolitics Bleddyn E. ![]() A Clash of Spacepowers Conclusion: Spacepower and International Relations Bibliography Index Citation preview Astroculture and Geocentrism Part III: The Infl uence of Spacepower upon Warfare 5. Continental Insights and Strategic Manoeuvring 4. Commanding Space: Bluewater Foundations Part II: A New Vision of Spacepower: The Celestial Coastline 3. ![]() Table of contents : Contents Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Part I: Imperial Traditions: Space Dominance 1. ![]()
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