Is the U.S. Now Provoking an Arms Race in Space?
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Reception: 6:30 pm. Program: 7:00 pm
Admission: $15 • $10 for Institute Members
$33 Special Admission includes one copy of Twilight War • $28 Members. (25% discount!)
Location: The Independent Institute Conference Center, Oakland, CA.
Map and Directions
Featuring
Mike Moore is Research Fellow at The Independent Institute, former editor of
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, and author of the book,
Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance. He is the author of many articles on national security, conflict resolution, nuclear weapons and proliferation, space weaponry, and related topics. Mike has spoken at many professional conferences and meetings sponsored by scientific organizations and policy institutes.
The 1967 Outer Space Treaty designated space for peaceful purposes as “the province of all mankind.” Virtually all spacefaring nations now favor a new treaty to accommodate major changes in geopolitics and military technology. The United States, however, has blocked negotiations, citing potential threats to U.S. “rights, capabilities, and freedom of action.” Some self-proclaimed “space warriors” even argue that U.S. military dominance in orbital space will be the only guarantee for international peace. But in
Twilight War: The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance,
Mike Moore, former editor of
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, argues that such American exceptionalism, “Will not guarantee American security; it will guarantee conflict, and possibly, a new cold war.” Come join us for a stimulating forum on what could be the most crucial national security issue of this century.
Twilight War
The Folly of U.S. Space Dominance
“Sixty years ago I wrote ‘We will take no frontiers into space.’ Twilight War presents riveting and disturbing evidence that some nations are attempting just that—making the heavens unsafe for us all.”
—SIR ARTHUR C. CLARKE, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey
“Twilight War is a tour de force.”
—THERESA HITCHENS, Director, Center for Defense Information, author of Future Security in Space: Charting a Cooperative Course
“A well-balanced, comprehensive and clearly written analysis that examines the critical issue of space policy in the context of international security and fundamental American values.”
—LT. GENERAL ROBERT G. GARD, JR., (USA, Ret.), Senior Military Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
