Technological Innovation and the Space Race: Strategic Rivalry and Civilian Spillovers
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Strategic Space, Satellites, Launchers & PNT Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems United States
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What this report covers
Technologies: Space, Satellites, Launchers & PNT, Hypersonics & Advanced Missile Systems. Countries: United States. A sourced, structured 5-page analysis for European defence and dual-use decision-makers, from the DFM research desk and built on official and primary sources.
About this report
The Cold War functioned as a permanent laboratory of technological innovation, where the strategic rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union was expressed not only in military arsenals but also in an accelerated process of scientific and industrial research.
The technological dimension became an integral part of the logic of deterrence, as the ability to develop and deploy advanced systems was perceived as tangible proof of political and military superiority. Ballistic missiles, artificial satellites, and computerized command-and-control systems constituted the material framework of this rivalry, which extended far beyond the battlefield to shape global perceptions of power.
Key questions this report answers
- How did the Cold War function as a permanent laboratory of technological innovation between the United States and the Soviet Union?
- Why were ballistic missiles, artificial satellites, and computerized command-and-control systems seen as the material framework of superpower rivalry?
- In what way was the ability to develop and deploy advanced systems perceived as tangible proof of political and military superiority?
- How did the space-race rivalry generate civilian spillovers extending far beyond the battlefield?
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