Evidence: Alphabetical
- U.S. space weapons could force Russia and China to increase their nuclear alert levels
- U.S. technological lead is no guarantee of security
- U.S. deployment of anti-satellite weapons increases the risks that false alarms will be percieved as an attack
- U.S. deployment of space weapons could bring more stability to international system
- U.S. ground stations are a much easier target to attack
- U.S. demonstration of feasibilty of nuclear weapons encouraged other nations to develop them
- U.S. successfully destroyed a satellite with an F-15 in 1985
- U.S. dominance of space would spread peace and stability
- U.S. wasn't able to fully exploit space during Persian Gulf war
- U.S. only realizing a fraction of space's potential for force enhancement
- U.S. has inadequate intelligence on foreign space weapon capabilities
- U.S. dependence on space systems makes them a tempting target for attack
- U.S. might have to pre-emptively strike China if it suspects China is preparing a military strike that could put U.S. space assets at risk
- U.S. deployment of space weapons will let the "genie out of the bottle"
- U.S. deployment of space weapons gives China strong incentives to increase its nuclear alert levels
- U.S. policy on space weapons will determine actions of rest of world
- U.S. Weaponization of Space will Complicate Relations with Russia and China
- U.S. should not alienate allies with unilateral deployment of space weapons
- U.S. can't use Anti-Satellite Space Weapons for Deterrence because U.S. has Most to Lose from Loss of Space Assets
- U.S. Military Plans to Deploy Space Weapons in the Next 10 Years
- U.S. has opportunity to extend and secure global dominance by pursuing dominance in outer space
- U.S. commercial satellite sector concerned about military restrictions
- U.S. Vulnerability in Space Risks a "Space-Based Pearl Harbor"
- U.S. not politically ready to deploy force projection space weapons
- U.S. Unlikely to Weaponize Space in the Near-Term, Unless a Clear Threat Emerges
- Uneven competition to weaponize space will be destabilizing
- U.S. Must Use Space Assets More Actively to Establish Presence
- U.S. research into space weapons will be copied and improved on by competitors
- U.N. Discussions on Space Weapons Arms Control Going Nowhere
- U.S. could lose technological lead in a space arms race
- U.S. should be able to control space in the same way it currently controls the sea
- U.S. needs space weapons to be able to enforce an embargo on space-based services
- U.S. will have to build a "Navy" for outer space to keep it free and secure
- Unlikely that states would ever refrain from attacking a satellite if they would gain military advantage by doing so
- United States should be prepared for the rise of a peer competitor with space weapons
- U.S. must be prepared to deny adversaries the use of space capabilities