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Space Weapons

Space Weapons is a technical system designed for military application in outer space, distinguished from terrestrial or atmospheric weaponry by its operational domain and strategic function in space-based warfare.

57

Publications

1.4K

Citations

83

Authors

40

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

14

Variants

Space-based Weapons

Parents

Publications

57

Survey and technological analysis of laser and its defense applications

Syed Affan Ahmed, Mujahid Mohsin, Syed Muhammad Zubair Ali · Defence Technology · 2020 · 165 citations · Full text

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Russian system of countermeasures on board of the International Space Station (ISS): the first results

I. B. Kozlovskaya, A. I. Grigoriev · Acta Astronautica · 2004 · 115 citations

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China's space odyssey: what the antisatellite test reveals about decision-making in Beijing

Bates Gill, Martin Kleiber · Foreign Affairs · 2007 · 96 citations

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War in space: strategy, spacepower, geopolitics

Sarah Lieberman · Defence Studies · 2020 · 51 citations

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Lost in Space: The Misguided Drive toward Antisatellite Weapons

Michael Krepon · Foreign Affairs · 2001 · 48 citations

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Authors

83

  1. MK
    Michael Krepon

    3 publications · 77 citations

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  2. BM
    Bruce M. DeBlois

    Maxwell Air Force Base, United States

    3 publications · 58 citations

    3

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  3. AJ
    Andrew J. Pierre

    The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

    3 publications · 34 citations

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  4. JJ
    Joan Johnson‐Freese

    Naval War College, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  5. JN
    Jackson Nyamuya Maogoto

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 28 citations

    2

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Institutions

40

  1. National University of Sciences and Technology

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    508 citations

  2. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  3. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  4. Western Sydney University

    Richmond, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    28 citations

  5. BAE Systems (United States)

    Arlington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. New York University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  7. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. The Aerospace Corporation

    El Segundo, United States

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    55 citations

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Venues

  1. Astropolitics

    10 publications · 127 citations

    10

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  2. Foreign Affairs

    5 publications · 178 citations

    5

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  3. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 2 publications · 28 citations

    3

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  4. Acta Astronautica

    2 publications · 130 citations

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