The United States Space Force and the Future of American Space Policy : : Legal and Policy Implications.

• Superior document: Studies in Space Law
• Author: Grunert, Jeremy.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Space Law
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (310 pages)

Table of Contents

Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Outer Space Law and the Concept of "Peaceful Purposes" -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Outer Space Law: The Legal and Treaty Regime -- 2.1 The Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space and Declaration of Legal Principles -- 2.2 The Outer Space Treaty: "Hard" Law for a New Domain -- 3 "Peaceful Purposes" under the Outer Space Treaty -- 3.1 "Peaceful Purposes" as "Non-military" Use: A Fading, or Inapplicable, Interpretation? -- 3.2 "Peaceful Purposes" as "Non-aggressive" Use: The US (and Modern) Approach -- 4 Conclusions for United States' Military Space Policy -- Chapter 3 American Space Security Policy: US Space Policies and Military Involvement from President Eisenhower to President Biden -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Early Years: Military Missile Development and Sputnik I -- 3 Official United States Outer Space Policy and Law -- 3.1 President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) -- 3.2 President John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) and President Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) -- 3.3 President Richard Nixon (1969-1973) and President Gerald Ford (1973-1977) -- 3.4 President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter (1977-1981) -- 3.5 President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) and President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993) -- 3.6 President William J. "Bill" Clinton (1993-2001) -- 3.7 President George W. Bush (2001-2009) -- 3.8 President Barack Obama (2009-2017) -- 3.9 President Donald Trump (2017-2021) -- 3.10 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (2021-Present) -- 3.11 US Domestic Space Legislation in the Security Context: A Brief Note -- 4 Conclusion -- Chapter 4 The United States Space Force: Organization, Mission, and Legal Implications -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Space Policy Directive-4 and the 2020 NDAA: Creating the Space Force.

2.1 Space Policy Directive-4: Directing the Creation of the Space Force -- 2.2 NDAA 2020: The Official Birth of the Space Force -- 3 Making It So: The US Space Force's Organization -- 3.1 Personnel and Organization -- 3.2 Basing -- 4 Semper Supra: The US Space Force's Doctrine -- 5 Conclusion and Legal Implications -- Chapter 5 Outer Space Policy and the "Security Dilemma": Is America Destined for Space Conflict? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Security Dilemma in International Relations Theory -- 3 American Space Security Policy and the International Community -- 3.1 True Security Dilemma? -- 3.2 Cold War Era American Space Security Policy -- 3.2.1 International Anarchy -- 3.2.2 Uncertainty, Fear, and Power Accumulation -- 3.2.3 Conclusions Related to American Cold War Space Policy -- 3.3 Post-Cold War Era American Space Security Policy -- 3.3.1 International Anarchy -- 3.3.2 Fear, Uncertainty, and Power Accumulation -- 3.3.3 Conclusions Related to Post- Cold War American Space Policy -- 4 Conclusion: The United States Space Force and the "Security Dilemma" -- Chapter 6 Conclusion: The Future of American Space Policy and Legal Development in a Post-USSF World -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Outer Space Law and the United States Space Force -- 3 The Future of United States Space Security Policy -- Appendices -- Appendix A Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies -- Appendix B Text of Space Policy Directive-4, "Establishment of the United States Space Force" (President Donald J. Trump, February 19, 2019) -- Appendix C Publications Examining the Organization of Space Forces or the Creation of a Space-Oriented Military Service Branch (1994-2018).

Appendix D Portions of 2020 National Defense Authorization Act Pertaining to the Creation of the United States Space Force -- Bibliography -- Index.