Commercial Satellite Imagery

A tactic in nuclear weapon deterrence

Bhupendra Jasani, Gotthard Stein (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

XL, 299 Seiten

2002 | 2002
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-42643-1 (ISBN)

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This will be the first book that deals with the use of commercial satellite imagery to monitor non-proliferation of nuclear weapons non-intrusively from space by an international organisation. The book deals with both the technical as well as policy issues related to the nuclear weapons non-proliferation issues. The authors discuss how an international organisation such as the International Atomic Energy Agency can use information derived from satellites to enhance its policing task.

From the contents:
- The new safeguards protocol - The need for new verification technologies
- The use of commercial satellite imagery in strengthening IAEA safeguards
- The role of satellite imagery for international treaty verification
- Image processing
- Commercial remote sensing satellite programmes
- Applications of commercial satellite imagery - Some case studies
- Satellite imagery and GIS
- Application of satellite imagery - A country case: Canada
- Cost benefit analysis
- Legal aspects of the use of satellite imagery by the IAEA

From the reviews:

"It concentrates on the role of commercial satellite imagery in monitoring nuclear weapons nonproliferation, particularly in the context of the IAEA safeguards system used to verify the NPT. ... This is a timely and important work. It offers very thorough coverage of the subject, successfully links technological and policy issues and provides a wealth of relevant data and many useful recommendations." (John Russell, Trust & Verify, Issue 108, May-June, 2003)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2002
Reihe/Serie	Geophysical Sciences
Reihe/Serie	Springer Praxis Books
Zusatzinfo	XL, 299 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 244 mm
Gewicht	868 g
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Grafik / Design ► Digitale Bildverarbeitung
	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geophysik
Schlagworte	Atomic Energy • Fernerkundung • Kernwaffen • Kernwaffen / Atomwaffen / Nuklearwaffen • Nuclear power • Satellitenbilder • War Studies
ISBN-10	3-540-42643-4 / 3540426434
ISBN-13	978-3-540-42643-1 / 9783540426431
Zustand	Neuware