Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space

Kód výsledku v 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>

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Peaceful Use of Lasers in Space? Potential, Risks, and Norms for Using Lasers in Space

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

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J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50601 - Political science

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Space Policy

ISSN

0265-9646

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

61

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

August 2022

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

7

Strana od-do

1-7

Kód UT WoS článku

000848219200005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85130481273