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A

 
Anti-Satellite Space Weapons are not Technologically Feasible
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 Anti-Satellite Space Weapons are Technologically Feasible
Alternatives Needed to U.S. Military Monopoly on Space Surveillance
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 U.S. should Share Space Surveillance Data to Preempt Alternatives

C

 
China is a Space Power Threat
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 China's ASAT Program is not a Threat to the United States
China is not Developing Anti-Satellite Space Weapons
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 China is Developing Anti-Satellite Weapons
Conventionally-Armed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles could Accomplish Long-Range Strike Mission
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 Conventionally Armed ICBMs are not Viable for Long-Range Strike Mission
China's Military Space Program is not a Threat to U.S. Conventional Strength
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 Chinese Spacepower is a threat to U.S. Conventional Strength
China has no Motivation to Pursue Spacepower Dominance
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 China's Military Space Program Motivated by Desire to Protect Economic Investment
China has no Motivation to Pursue Spacepower Dominance
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 China's Military Space Program Motivated by Strategic Goals
China's Military Space Program Motivated by Desire to Protect Economic Investment
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 China has no Motivation to Pursue Spacepower Dominance
China Committed to Space Arms Control
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 China has no Genuine Interest in Space Arms Control
Code of Conduct would not Help Reduce Tensions
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 A Code of Conduct between Spacefaring Nations would help Reduce Tensions in Outer Space
Conventional Deterrence Insufficient to Deter Attacks on U.S. Space Assets
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 U.S. Conventional Militiary Power Deters Attacks on U.S. Space Assets

D

 
Deployment of Space Weapons Won't Cause Arms Races
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 Deployment of Space Weapons Could Cause a Space Arms Race
Deployment of Space Weapons could Ignite Arms Race by Demonstrating Technological Possibility
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 Demonstration Effect is Insignificant Factor in Determining Weapon Acquisition Decisions
Definitional Issues are not not Insurmountable for Space Arms Control
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 Almost any Space System could be used as an Anti-Satellite Weapon

E

 
Every New Environment is Inevitably Weaponized
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 Weaponization of other Environments not Analogous to Outer Space
Economic Value of Space Does not mean Space Weaponization is Inevitable
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 Space Warfare Inevitable for Economic Reasons

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Foreign Space Assets do not Threaten U.S.
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 Foreign Space Assets Threaten U.S.
Force Projection Space Weapons are Technologically Feasible in the Near-Term
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 Force Projection Space Weapons are not Technologically Feasible

I

 
India is not a Space Power Threat
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 India is an Emerging Space Power
Iran is a Space Power Threat
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 Iran is not a Space Power Threat

M

 
Missile Defense is not a National Security Priority for the U.S.
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 U.S. Security Requires Development of Space-Based Missile Defense

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No Significant Threat of a High-Altitude Nuclear Detonation (HAND) Attack
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 A High Altitude Nuclear Detonation (HAND) Could Disable Space Assets
North Korea is not a Space Power Threat
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 North Korea is a Space Power Threat
New National Space Policy Allows for Weaponization of Space
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 New National Space Policy does not Open Door to Space Weaponization

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Passive Defenses Insufficient to Protect Against Anti-Satellite Space Weapons
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 Passive Defenses can Protect Satellites from Anti-Satellite Weapons

R

 
Russia is a Space Power Threat
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 Russia is not a Space Power Threat

S

 
Space Weapons are Technologically Feasible
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 Advanced Space Weapons are not Technologically Feasible
Space Weaponization is Inevitable
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 Space Weaponization is not Inevitable
Space Weaponization has not Already Occurred
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 Space Weaponization has Already Occurred
Space Warfare Inevitable for Strategic Reasons
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 Strategic Value of Space Does not mean Space Weaponization is Inevitable
Shutter Control of Commercial High-Resolution Imagery Satellites Won't Work
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 Shutter Control Agreements can Constrain Commercial High Resolution Satellite Imagery
Space Weapons are Not Destabilizing
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 Space Weapons are Destabilizing
Space Debris is not a Reason to Reject Anti-Satellite Weapons
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 Anti-Satellite Space Weapons Increase Space Debris
Space Weapons do not Increase Risks of Miscalculation and Accidental War
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 Space Weapons Could Cause Miscalculation and Accidental War
Space Arms Control is not Worth Pursuing
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 U.S. Should Pursue Space Arms Control
Satellites can Easily Defend Against Jamming and Electronic Warfare Attacks
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 Space Assets could be Disabled by Jamming or Electronic Warfare
Space Weapons are not Escalatory
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 Space Weapons are Destablizing because they Escalate Conflicts

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Threat Against U.S. Space Assets is Insignificant
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 U.S. Space Assets are Threatened

U

 
U.S. Space Assets Vital
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 U.S. Space Assets are not Vital
U.S. Space Assets are a Vulnerable Center of Gravity
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 U.S. Space Assets are not a Vulnerable Center of Gravity
U.S. Adversaries won't be able to Effectively Exploit ISR Satellites
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 Foreign ISR Satellites Threaten US Security
U.S. Deployment of Space Weapons Won't Cause Political Backlash
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 International Community Would Backlash Against U.S. Deployment of Space Weapons
U.S. Deployment of Space Weapons will Dissuade Other States from Deploying
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 U.S. Deployment of Space Weapons will not Dissuade Other Nations from Deploying
U.S. Weaponization of Space would not be Disadvantageous
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 U.S. Weaponization of Space would be Disadvantageous
U.S. Weaponization of Space would be Advantageous
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 U.S. Weaponization of Space would not be Advantageous
U.S. is Planning to Develop and Deploy Space Weapons
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 U.S. is not Planning to Develop or Deploy Space Weapons
U.S. is not Planning to Develop or Deploy Anti-Satellite Space Weapons
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 U.S. is Planning to Develop and Deploy Anti-Satellite Space Weapons
U.S. is not Planning to Develop or Deploy Force Projection Space Weapons
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 U.S. is Planning to Develop and Deploy Force Projection Space Weapons
U.S. is not Planning to Develop or Deploy Space-Based Missile Defense
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 U.S. is Planning to Develop and Deploy Space-Based Missile Defense