Satellites for Arms Control and Crisis Monitoring

Zusatztext 'The work's strength lies in its analysis of the technology, and it is particularly good on the importance of different degrees of definition and on the different types of sensors available. It is a useful read for those interested in the strengths and limitations of different verification techniques, and Bhupendra Jasani's opening essay is a model of clear information in an area where the superpowers still like to keep their detailed capabilities concealed.'Trevor Taylor, Staffordshire Polytechnic. International Affairs Klappentext Surveying both the technological and political logistics behind satellite monitoring, this collection of essays discusses the technological requirements for a satellite monitoring agency, the present state of remote sensing technology in Europe, the various political roles of monitoring stations, and the possibility of an international constellation of agencies. The use of reconnaissance satellites to verify arms control agreements and monitor crises has been suggested to the UN, but opposed by the super-powers. This volume examines some of the problems.

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• Authors: Bhupendra Jasani, Bhupendra Sakata Jasani, Phupendra Jasani, Stockholm International Peace Research I
• Assisted by: Bhupendra Jasani (Editor), Jasani Bhupendra (Editor), Toshibomi Sakata (Editor), Sakata Toshibomi (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.1987
• EAN: 9780198291015
• ISBN: 978-0-19-829101-5
• No. of pages: 190
• Series: SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Series; SIPRI Monographs; Sipri Series; Sipri Monograph
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Military vehicles, aircraft, ships; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Politik und Staat, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Politics / Current Events, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, International Relations