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Space Terrorism—A New Environment; New Causes

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This chapter examines terrorism in a new environment namely space. There is an introduction to the issues relating to space terrorism from both a terrestrial and extra-terrestrial perspective. This is followed by a brief history of terrorism and a discussion on how terrorism is to be defined on Earth and in space. The types of terrestrial and extra-terrestrial terrorism are detailed and examples given of both. There is a discussion on the measures that terrorists may use to achieve their objectives and an outline of the countermeasures that could be used to prevent terrorist acts in particular as they relate to space. The chapter then examines specific measures to prevent acts of space terrorism including likely punishments and the possible need for an extra-terrestrial Human Rights Charter to prevent acts of space terrorism. Alien terrorism is then discussed and the affects alien encounters could have on relations between species.

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Cain, J.R. (2016). Space Terrorism—A New Environment; New Causes. In: Cockell, C. (eds) Dissent, Revolution and Liberty Beyond Earth. Space and Society. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29349-3_7

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