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DISCLAIMER ....................................................................................................................ii
ABOUT THE AUTHOR.................................................................................................... iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................v
ABSTRACT......................................................................................................................vii
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................1
Definitions.....................................................................................................................7
SPACE WEAPONS AND THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE........................................11
Introduction.................................................................................................................11
Two Historical Themes...............................................................................................12
Protecting American Vulnerabilities Through Restraint ...................................... 13
Technological Insurance Through ASAT Research ............................................. 24
Conclusions.................................................................................................................27
CONTEMPORARY U.S. POLICY ON SPACE WEAPONS.......................................... 29
Introduction.................................................................................................................29
Space Weapons and the Clinton Administration ........................................................ 30
The Convictions of American Space Weapon Advocates .......................................... 31
Thoughts on Departing the Traditional Sanctuary...................................................... 35
THE SANCTUARY ARGUMENT..................................................................................37
Introduction.................................................................................................................37
Challenging Weapon Advocates’ Basic Convictions ................................................. 38
Independent Arguments for a Sanctuary Strategy ...................................................... 52
Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 65
CONCLUSIONS...............................................................................................................67
BIBLIOGRAPHY.............................................................................................................73
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