Evidence: Alphabetical
- Economic and military pressures make space conflict inevitable
- Empirically, accidents have occurred that did not spark international crises
- Empirically, existence of technology does not establish that countries will be able to successfully exploit it
- Existence of vulnerabilities does not necessarily make an attack inevitable
- Even HAND attack on satellites would not significantly reduce U.S. military power
- Even if China doesn't have ASATs, U.S. would have to pre-emptively strike to avoid losing space assets
- Every environment accessible to humanity eventually becomes weaponized
- Existing international agreements do not preclude deployment of space weapons
- Evolution of Air Power too Dissimilar from Space to Serve as Useful Analogy
- Even low-power lasers can seriously damage optical satellites by blinding
- Existence of 'latent' space warfare capabilities is not the same as actual weaponization
- Empirically, last Cold War-era ASAT test created cloud of space debris
- European Space Agency looking to develop independent space surveillance capability
- Export controls inhibit growth of commercial space sector
- Establishing space supremacy will be necessary for future wars
- Effects-based operations depend on next-generation GPS
- Empirically, U.S. Naval and Aerial Dominance has not Dissuaded Adversaries from Building their own Navy or Air Force
- Existing defensive counterspace techniques are inadequate to defend space assets
- Economic cost of competing with U.S. could dissuade adversaries
- Empirically, U.S. Statements about space warfare have prompted China to change its military space policy
- Empirically, proximity operations have caused accidents
- Existing U.S. Missile Defense Systems would be more effective against Satellites than Missiles
- European Union moving towards shared military satellite programs
- Existing missile defense systems are technically space weapons
- Europe Building up Space Surveillance Capabilities
- Environmental constraints on using space weapons are increasing as space becomes more crowded and valuable
- Extremely difficult to determine intent or origin of action against a apace asset
- Export controls have hampered ability of aerospace industry to complete military space projects
- Europe should focus on establishing a space deterrent through development of a space surveillance network
- Even U.S. Weaponization of Space is not Inevitable
- European countries often in the dark because of lack of SSA
- Existing BMD Technology Ineffective against Chinese Direct-Ascent Missile ASAT
- Existing international space law lacks formalized verification procedures as basis for ASAT arms control
- Even the United States has Exercised Constraint in Deploying Space Weapons
- Europe is benefitting from U.S. restrictions on satellite exports to China
- Europe trying to develop self-sufficiency in military space despite U.S. protests