Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F22%3A10443606" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/22:10443606 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=nLklOZpPPy" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=nLklOZpPPy</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101489" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.spacepol.2022.101489</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space
Original language description
The use of lasers in space is a technology area with plenty of promises for addressing challenges faced by humanity (space debris, space traffic management, planetary defense) and advancing human presence in space (space exploration, propulsion, space resource utilization). However, with this great potential comes an equal amount of risks of its intentional and unintentional misuse. We review both the beneficial and harmful uses of lasers in space and offer an analysis of the main policy challenges for mitigating the risks of misuse. With intent identification, attribution, and dual-use nature of the technology representing the main sources of mutual insecurity, transparency, and information sharing can address them. However, as we outline why the existing international space governance is unlikely to produce new norms on preventing misuse of lasers in space, we turn to discuss the existing practice and the prospects of new non-state actors using them to usher in new international norms for use of lasers in space.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Space Policy
ISSN
0265-9646
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
61
Issue of the periodical within the volume
August 2022
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
1-7
UT code for WoS article
000848219200005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85130481273