Research Paper on:
Lack of Anti Satellite Weapons' Control by the Soviet Union and the United States

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regarding the use of nuclear or biological weapons. It was in this age that satellite weapons and defences also became a reality as technology began to make these a real  possibility. Arms controls for space weapons may appear far fetched. Despite this perception, it is an area of serous concern to many epically as there is no regime governing the  possession, testing or use of anti-satellite weapons. The major concern is that there is no agreement between the former cold war partners of the US and the former Soviet Union.  To place this concern in context the use of satellites and their importance needs to be understood. A good example is the 1998 failure of the Galaxy IV satellite.  In the May this year a single incidence of failure effected 37 million people causing 80% of the pagers in the US to go completely dead (Krepon, 2001). This was  a single unintended failure, there are many systems, easily communications systems and surveillance system that rely on satellites. If a single failure of a satellite used for commercial purposes can  see this impact a purposeful attack could have much more severe effects. To understand this position we need to look at the  way it was reached including the historical context, as this is the way the current military situation was reached as a result of the political manoeuvring and technological developments.  he need to control the arms race started in the 1960s when the first arms control agreements concerning nuclear weapons were signed. SALT  I was signed by President Kennedy and then SALT II was signed by President Carter (Barone, 2002). All though this time there were dissenting voices, such as that of the