Scenarios about 'militarization of space'
The development and deployment of weapons systems and military capabilities beyond Earth's atmosphere, including satellites with offensive or defensive capabilities. The militarization of space began during the Cold War with reconnaissance satellites and has evolved to include concerns about anti-satellite weapons, orbital platforms, and space-based missile defense systems. In alternate history scenarios, accelerated or different approaches to space militarization often create divergent geopolitical power structures and technological development paths.
What If The Space Race Led to Military Conflict?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Cold War tensions over space supremacy escalated into direct military confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union in the 1960s.