Accessory To War: The Unspoken - Alliance Between...

: Space is framed as the literal and metaphorical "high ground." The book notes that while explorers seek to understand the universe, soldiers seek to dominate it, yet both rely on the same fundamental technologies to operate there.

: The title uses "accessory" in the legal sense—one who enables or abets a deed without being the primary actor. Tyson argues that astrophysicists, though often personally anti-war, have historically served as "handmaidens" to military interests. Key Historical Examples Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between...

is a 2018 non-fiction book co-authored by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and researcher Avis Lang. : Space is framed as the literal and