Charting a Path Through the Space Arms Control Verification Challenge

There are many challenges facing arms control in space, not the least of them being the rising tensions between the key parties needed to negotiate an impactful agreement. This paper provides a framework that could help ensure that verification challenges are not used as a convenient excuse for giving up on space arms control as an option. This study indicates that verification can be a surmountable obstacle thanks to developments in modern technologies, new stakeholders, and more robust information-sharing processes related to space.

Author: Mick Gleason