Military Space Ethics

by Nikki Coleman (Editor), Stephen Coleman (Contribution by), Christopher D Ltg Miller (Contribution by)

Overview

As space develops as the fifth warfighting domain, so does the need to have ethical scrutiny. This book's relevancy will not be lost on students at service academies and staff colleges in preparing them for the task of emphasizing the moral and ethical responsibility in space to those whom they will lead in the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912440290
Publisher:	Howgate Publishing Limited
Publication date:	02/14/2022
Series:	Issues in Military Ethics , #2
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Nikki Coleman is a military ethicist who specialises in space ethics, obedience in the military, military bioethics, military ethics education, moral injury and PTSD. Dr Coleman has consulted with NASA, the ESA, JAXA, the UN, US Space Command and a multitude of commercial space companies on space ethics over the past decade. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Case Western Reserve University Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence, leads the Space Ethics Research Group at UNSW Canberra Space and is the Senior Ethicist for the Royal Australian Air Force. In her spare time Nikki is a hot air balloon pilot.

Editorial Reviews

Military Space Ethics is a crucial and timely addition to the field of professional military ethics. It is incumbent on military professionals to 'think forward' concerning the ethical application of emerging technology, as well as the ethical use of force in this new domain. With contributions from leading scholars and practitioners from across the globe, Military Space Ethics will serve as a useful resource for military leaders, policy makers, and anyone interested in what the future of warfare may bring.

Dr Rebecca Johnson, Marine Corps University, Quantico

The space domain is undergoing disruptive changes to the technologies brought to bear on a rapidly growing range of challenges by a rapidly growing cast of actors. It is very reasonable to assert "not if but when" as we consider the possibilities. Unfortunately, as the opportunities mount so do the risks, including the risk of "contested, congested and competitive" turning into conflict. At such a time, it is crucial for ongoing safe and secure access to space-based services that we actively consider the underpinning ethics - should we engage in a particular activity, not just can we achieve it technologically or legally? These are questions for both the seasoned space-faring nations and ambitious and agile newcomers alike. The excellent collection of thinking and analysis provided in this new book could not be more timely.

Professor Russell Boyce FAIAA, Chair for Intelligent Space Systems, Director, UNSW Canberra Space

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