The impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles technology on international security

Due to the rapid development of technology after the Second World War, the way of conducting conflict has changed significantly. One of the branches of the armaments industry that has developed the most is space technology and related to it ballistic missiles. Undoubtedly, possession by internationa...

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Main Author: Jarosław Indyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek 2023-09-01
Series:Polish Political Science Yearbook
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Online Access:https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/ppsy/1327-ppsy-vol-52/ppsy-52-3/11650-ppsy202384
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description Due to the rapid development of technology after the Second World War, the way of conducting conflict has changed significantly. One of the branches of the armaments industry that has developed the most is space technology and related to it ballistic missiles. Undoubtedly, possession by international entity ballistic missile technology, especially in connection with weapons of mass destruction, increases the importance and role of this entity on the international arena. Therefore, the proliferation of this technology or ready-made missile systems has a significant impact on regional and international security. Therefore, in order to explain this phenomenon, the first part of the article describes the role of ballistic missiles for international security. In the second part, author describes varied ways how international actor, such a state or organization may come into possession of ballistic missiles and also the methods used to stop or limit proliferation i.e. counter-proliferation methods. The last part of this article describes the ways how selected examples states such us Egypt, People’s Republic of China, Israel, India, North Korea, Iraq and South Africa have come into possession of ballistic missile technology. In connection with the above, it will be possible to show what proliferation of this kind of technology looked like and may look like in practice.
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spelling doaj.art-f16052992bfe4b438fed8c27c82193242023-12-15T12:19:41ZengWydawnictwo Adam MarszałekPolish Political Science Yearbook0208-73752023-09-0152316517910.15804/ppsy202384The impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles technology on international securityJarosław Indyk 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4015-0797Pedagogical University in Krakow (Poland) Due to the rapid development of technology after the Second World War, the way of conducting conflict has changed significantly. One of the branches of the armaments industry that has developed the most is space technology and related to it ballistic missiles. Undoubtedly, possession by international entity ballistic missile technology, especially in connection with weapons of mass destruction, increases the importance and role of this entity on the international arena. Therefore, the proliferation of this technology or ready-made missile systems has a significant impact on regional and international security. Therefore, in order to explain this phenomenon, the first part of the article describes the role of ballistic missiles for international security. In the second part, author describes varied ways how international actor, such a state or organization may come into possession of ballistic missiles and also the methods used to stop or limit proliferation i.e. counter-proliferation methods. The last part of this article describes the ways how selected examples states such us Egypt, People’s Republic of China, Israel, India, North Korea, Iraq and South Africa have come into possession of ballistic missile technology. In connection with the above, it will be possible to show what proliferation of this kind of technology looked like and may look like in practice. https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/ppsy/1327-ppsy-vol-52/ppsy-52-3/11650-ppsy202384ballistic missileproliferationinternational securitytechnologyglobalization
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international security
technology
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title The impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles technology on international security
title_full The impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles technology on international security
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title_short The impact of the proliferation of ballistic missiles technology on international security
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proliferation
international security
technology
globalization
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