Stroikos, Dimitrios 
ORCID: 0000-0002-1588-1969
(2023)
China and India as rising powers and the militarisation of space.
In: Hoerber, Thomas and Oikonomou, Iraklis, (eds.)
The Militarization of European Space Policy.
Space Power and Politics.
Routledge, Abingdon, UK, 170 - 188.
ISBN 9781032137445
Abstract
This chapter focuses on China and India as space powers with a specific focus on their growing interest in the use of space for military purposes. The chapter opens with an introduction and overview of China’s space programme, underlining the major accomplishments of its civilian space projects. The discussion then moves on to an examination of how China uses its space capabilities for military purposes. Following this, the chapter provides context for India’s space programme. It first discusses the key facets of India’s civilian programme and its notable achievements, before considering a recent shift towards the use of space for national security. Building on Scot Sagan’s framework on nuclear proliferation, the third section analyses China and India’s anti-satellite (ASAT) tests. It argues that such an analytical move helps to account for three reasons why states build ASATs, offering valuable insights into the study of China and India’s ASATs and their military activities more generally.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Official URL: | https://www.routledge.com/The-Militarization-of-Eu... |
| Additional Information: | © 2024 selection and editorial matter, the editors; individual chapters, the contributors |
| Divisions: | International Relations |
| Subjects: | J Political Science > JZ International relations |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2023 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Apr 2024 17:09 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/120651 |
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