Publication Type
Working Paper
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-1999
Abstract
Ever since the earliest satellites and astronauts started taking pictures of the Earth from space nearly four decades ago, those images have inspired excitement, introspection, and, often, fear. Like all information, satellite imagery is in itself neutral. But satellite imagery is a particularly powerful sort of information, showing both comprehensive vistas and surprising detail. Its benefits can be immense—but so can its costs. The same images that remind us that we all share a fragile planet also enable those who have the images to more accurately aim their weapons at adversaries near and far.
Discipline
Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
Research Areas
Political Science
First Page
1
Last Page
61
Publisher
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
City or Country
Washington, DC
Citation
FLORINI, Ann and DEHQANZADA, Yahya A., "No more secrets?: Policy implications of commercial remote sensing satellites" (1999). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 2316.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2316
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2316
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Comments
This paper was originally written for the conference on "No More Secrets? Policy Implications of Commercial Remote Sensing Satellites," held at the Carnegie Endowment on May 26, 1999.