antispace
adjEtymology From anti- + space.
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Government, Military, Politics, War Against space.
- Further, unlike nuclear power, with strong and organized pro-nuclear and anti-nuclear groups, there has never been a significant anti-space movement in the United States.1996, National Science Foundation, chapter 7, in Science and Engineering Indicators – 1996, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2015:
- Because of the importance of space superiority, the Air Force published new doctrine on 2 August 2004: Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-2.1, Counterspace Operations. Gen John P. Jumper, US Air Force chief of staff, asserts that "space superiority is as much about protecting our space assets as it is about preparing to counter an enemy’s space or anti-space assets" (1). The new publication (pub) defines key terms characteristic of counterspace operations and highlights factors that Airmen must take into consideration when they plan/execute those operations.2004, Lt. Col. Paula B. Flavell, USAF, “AFDD 2-2.1, Counterspace Operations”, in Air & Space Power Journal, archived from the original on 09 Jun 2011:
2 more examples
- […] disruptive capabilities, such as cyber warfare, directed energy weapons, biotechnology, or antispace systems, to marginalize U.S. power.2009, Amos A. Jordan with William J. Taylor, Jr., Michael J. Meese, and Suzanne C. Nielsen, American National Security, →ISBN, page 285:
- To the sizable antispace contingent in Congress, Nixon promised an earnest effort to "minimize technical and economic risks"2012, Matthew H. Hersch, Inventing the American Astronaut, →ISBN, page 144:
- Related terms
- counter-space, counterspace