title: Orbital Bombardment: a Future Weapons System Evolving From Asteroid Mining
abstract: This thesis seeks to increase knowledge in the field of space technology development, particularly space weapons, and the international treaties that might shape their development. The project provides an overview of the top four spacefaring nations, their histories, and their future space exploration goals in the 21st century. A five-point analysis of each nation’s space program lays the groundwork for examining how future forays into asteroid mining might lead to the creation of dual-use space
journal: Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University)