Commercial Satellite Imagery

A Tactic in Nuclear Weapon Deterrence

Professor Bhupendra Jasani and Professor Gotthard Stein

Commercial Satellite Imagery is the first book to examine the role of satellites in the monitoring of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. Expert contributions cover, amongst other issues:

• the need for new verification techniques
• the use of commercial satellite imagery in strengthening safeguards against nuclear proliferation
• image processing
• cost benefit analysis

Case studies, including a country case study from Canada, highlight applications of commercial satellite imagery. The book also includes a discussion of the legal aspects of using satellite imagery in the monitoring of nuclear power. The combination of both technical and policy issues has resulted in a comprehensive book of considerable importance for everyone involved in nuclear arms control, as well as practitioners and researchers in the field of remote sensing and image analysis.

Table of contents:

• Contents
• Preface
• List contributors
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of plates
• Acronyms and abbreviations
  
  
  1. Introduction (B. Jasani and G. Stein)
  2. The new safeguards protocol - the need for new verification technologies (B. Richter and G. Stein)
  3. Use of commercial satellite imagery in strengthening IAEA safeguards (K. Chitumbo, S. Robb, J. Hilliard)
  4. The role of satellite imagery for monitoring international treaties (B. Jasani)
  5. Analysis of digital satellite imagery (M. J. Canty and I. Niemeyer)
  6. Commercial remote satellite programmes
  7. Applications of commercial satellite imagery: some case studies (B. Jasani and M. D. Ward)
  8. Geographical information systems in nuclear safeguards (Andre Poucet, Sergio Contini and Furio Bellezza)
  9. Satellite imagery and GIS: the Canadian experience (Q. S. Bob Truong and C. Vincent Tao)
  10. Application of satellite imagery - a country case: Canada (Q. S. Bob Truong, R. Keeffe, P. Baines, J. P. Paquette)
  11. Acceptability of the Use of Satellite Imagery for Agency Safeguards Purposes (R. Loosch)
  12. Conclusion (B. Jasani and G. Stein)
  
  
  
• Index

Extent: 336 pages
Binding: hardback
Publication Date: May 2002
ISBN: 978-3-540-42643-1

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