Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-1989
Abstract
The advent of a variety of commercial and national remote-sensing satellites has eliminated a long-standing superpower monopoly on a key source of information about global events. As these systems proliferate, it will become increasingly difficult to maintain secrecy about certain sensitive activities. Nations other than the superpowers will be able independently to verify compliance with arms control accords, and to monitor global “hot spots.” These new capabilities both reflect and contribute to an inevitable diffusion of power among nations. Although there will be adjustment costs, particularly for the superpowers, the enhanced global transparency is likely to promote global stability and thus to benefit humanity as a whole.
Discipline
Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Technology in Society
Volume
11
Issue
1
First Page
57
Last Page
65
ISSN
0160-791X
Identifier
10.1016/0160-791X(89)90040-7
Publisher
Elsevier: 24 months
Citation
FLORINI, Ann.(1989). Remote sensing and diplomacy. Technology in Society, 11(1), 57-65.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2386
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1016/0160-791X(89)90040-7
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