Anup shah militarization and weaponization of outer space global issues updated january 21 2007 alternatively copy paste the following mla citation format for this page shah anup militarization and weaponization of outer space global issues 21 jan 2007. The author painstakingly obsesses over the history of space militarization going back all the way to the 1940s this reads more like a journalistic history of ussr usa space history then a solid and comprehensive review of an important global issue. Space war the militarization weaponization of space february 16 2017 msu ilr by angela white one of the main issues regarding space is that almost anything can be a weapon something as small as space debris can cause serious damage to satellites and other devices global space programs space foundation last visited nov 3 . The militarisation of space is the placement and development of weaponry and military technology in outer spacethe early exploration of space in the mid 20th century had in part a military motivation as the united states and the soviet union used it as an opportunity to demonstrate ballistic missile technology and other technologies having the potential for military application. How china is weaponizing outer space the militarization of space assists armies on the conventional battlefield whereas via the weaponization of space outer space itself emerges as the