Contending for the command of space

In the present world international strategic pattern is entering a period of reconstitution and readjustment in the high tide of new technological revolution and the fierce turbulence of political situation. The interweaving of the presence and continuing development of strategic nuclear weapons with the great achievement and rapid advance of space technology lead, our world into an era of “space-nuclear overlapping”. The detente and the dialogue on the earth cover lip the confrontation and contention in the outer space. In the wake of the implementation and progress of SDI. the prospects of“star wars” cast hazy shadows on the development and employment of outer space. What is the outlook of the space? What impact will the exploitation of outer space make on the economic life, political life and military confrontation of the human society, along with the progress of space technology? This article analyses and discusses the relevant issues from the grand strategic. and scientific and technological pointof view.