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Space Strategy at a Crossroads

Author : Benjamin Bahney

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Page : pages

File Size : 46,74 MB

Release : 2020-05

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ISBN : 9781952565007

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This monograph incorporates a series of essays on the opportunities and challenges for U.S. military space strategy in the 21st century. Each chapter takes a different approach to exploring the possibilities for U.S. space strategy. The issues considered here include the military space requirements for broader competition, the unique value space provides for militaries, the human capital required to build space strategy, the comparative advantages of U.S. allies in space, the role of space strategy for our competitors, and how to think about integrating space into broader defense strategy. We have found many signs of progress in identifying new strategic challenges in space and developing new strategic thought. There has been good progress in linking U.S. military strategy to the broader imperatives of an era of strategic rivalry and competition among major powers. But progress is not success. And the latter appears to be a long way off. Among the expert community we have found substantial dissatisfaction with the rate of progress relative to the rate of change and to the need for ideas well founded in current realities. This small volume is intended to help catalyze and inform thinking about these challenges. It draws on work at CGSR and elsewhere exploring the links between competitive strategies and the U.S. military space enterprise. It also draws on discussions from a workshop we convened in December 2019.



The Best Defense: Charting the Future of US Space Strategy and Policy

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Page : 112 pages

File Size : 21,86 MB

Release : 2005

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The United States is at a cross-roads with respect to space. The challenge that now presents itself is how to craft a strategy that maintains the United States' asymmetric advantage in space while moving from the current age of uncontested access to one where access must be assured by deliberate actions. All military strategies are key to the overall grand strategy of the state, but the U.S. military strategy for space holds a special degree of influence upon the overall success of U.S. grand strategy. What type of strategy would best achieve U.S. security objectives? Should the United States adopt a largely defensive strategy to protect its interests and preserve its advantages, or does the adage "the best defense is a strong offense" hold true for space? This thesis seeks to inform modern-day space strategy decisions through an examination of three historical case studies in which U.S. strategists and decision makers faced similar high stakes national security decisions with uncertain outcomes: the hydrogen bomb, MIRV missiles, and Star Wars. Analyses of these decision making processes and the resulting consequences give insight into these important questions and may inform us on the potential road ahead for space. These cases reveal how military superiority strategies; faith in, and reliance upon technology to solve complex national security problems; and a strong preference for offensive solutions to secure U.S. national security can produce the opposite of their intended effects. The potential exists for the United States to adopt a military strategy for space -- and acquire weapons to support its fulfillment -- that undermines U.S. grand strategy and delivers less security. The author concludes that given the current context, the nation is better off pushing the status quo in space without perturbing strategic stability, which will help retain the political, military, and economic advantages it has worked to hard to achieve.



Space Weapons and U.S. Strategy

Author : Paul B. Stares

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 28,4 MB

Release : 2021-01-26

Category : History

ISBN : 1000280756

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This book, first published in 1985, analyses the factors that have shaped the militarization of space. By examining in great detail the determinants of U.S. policy, it explains why for over 25 years space did not become the scene of an arms race, and why this began to change in the late 1970s. Both superpowers did, however, develop a limited anti-satellite capability in the 1960s, and these programmes are also discussed.





The Oxford Handbook of Space Security

Author : Saadia M. Pekkanen

Publisher : Oxford University Press

Page : 905 pages

File Size : 32,41 MB

Release : 2024

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 0197582672

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The Oxford Handbook of Space Security focuses on the interaction between space technology and international and national security processes. Saadia M. Pekkanen and P.J. Blount have gathered a group of key scholars who bring a range of analytical and theoretical perspectives to take an analytically-eclectic approach to assessing space security from an international relations (IR) theory perspective. Bringing together scholarship from a group of leading experts, this volume explains how these contemporary changes will affect future security in, from, and through space.



Space Strategy in the 21st Century

Author : Eligar Sadeh

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 370 pages

File Size : 29,84 MB

Release : 2013-02-11

Category : History

ISBN : 1136226230

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This book offers an overview of space strategy in the 21st century. The purpose of space strategy is to coordinate, integrate, and prioritize space activities across security, commercial, and civil sectors. Without strategy, space activities continue to provide value, but it becomes difficult to identify and execute long-term programs and projects and to optimize the use of space for security, economic, civil, and environmental ends. Strategy is essential for all these ends since dependence on, and use of, space is accelerating globally and space is integrated in the fabric of activities across all sectors and uses. This volume identifies a number of areas of concern pertinent to the development of national space strategy, including: intellectual foundations; political challenges; international cooperation and space governance; space assurance and political, organizational, and management aspects specific to security space strategy. The contributing authors expand their focus beyond that of the United States, and explore and analyse the international developments and implications of national space strategies of Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, Israel, and Brazil. This book will be of much interest to students of space power and politics, strategic studies, foreign policy and International Relations in general.



Understanding Space Strategy

Author : John J. Klein

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 25,75 MB

Release : 2019-03-07

Category : History

ISBN : 0429755856

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This book examines the rise of great power competition in space, including the relevant and practical space strategies for China, Russia, the United States, and other countries. The work discusses the concepts and writings of past strategists, such as Thucydides, Sun Tzu, and Clausewitz, in relation to warfare initiated in or extending into space. This analysis underscores why polities initiate war based upon an assessment of fear, honor, and interest, and explains why this will also be true of war in space. Based upon the timeless strategic writings of the past, the book uncovers the strategy of space warfare, along with the concepts of deterrence, dissuasion, and the inherent right of self-defense, and outlines strategies for great, medium, and emerging space powers. Additionally, it highlights changes needed to space strategy based upon the Law of Armed Conflict, norms of behavior, and Rules of Engagement. The work also examines advancements and emerging trends in the commercial space sector, as well as what these changes mean for the implementation of a practical space strategy. Given the rise of great power competition in space, this work presents a space strategy based upon historical experience. This book will be of much interest to students of space policy, strategic studies, and International Relations.



The Sky Is Not the Limit

Author : Alessandro Gili

Publisher : Ledizioni

Page : 178 pages

File Size : 48,8 MB

Release : 2024-06-07

Category : Political Science

ISBN :

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Space is a contested domain for its very nature and today it is evidently becoming an increasingly important enabler of economic and military power. An increasing number of actors, infrastructures and technologies deployed in space also raises concerns for safety and security, especially in cyberspace. Many countries are striving to achieve space capabilities and autonomous access to space, and this ishaving a tremendous geopolitical impact, especially since space is emerging as an increasingly critical military and strategic domain. The development of the new space economy, which is increasingly involving the private sector and many industrial actors and services, will also be a game changer for the international economy. The space race likewise implies disruptive technologies that could contribute massively to the energy and digital transitions, accelerating solutions that could benefit humanity. A new international governance system for space is therefore needed urgently, considering that the current rules are no longer able to respond to a sector evolving at such a rapid pace. Which actors are leading the race? Which economic sectors could benefit the most and what could the new space economy mean for the world? How is space emerging as a military domain against a backdrop of increasing international tensions? What would a new system of global governance for space look like?



Space Warfare

Author : John J. Klein

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 205 pages

File Size : 31,51 MB

Release : 2012-09-10

Category : History

ISBN : 1135988838

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This new study considers military space strategy within the context of the land and naval strategies of the past. Explaining why and how strategists note the similarities of space operations to those of the air and naval forces, this book shows why many such strategies unintentionally lead to overemphasizing the importance of space-based offensive weaponry and technology. Counter to most U.S. Air Force doctrines, the book argues that space-based weapons don’t imbue superiority. It examines why both air and naval strategic frameworks actually fail to adequately capture the scope of real-world issues regarding current space operations. Yet by expanding a naval strategic framework to include maritime activities—which includes the interaction of land and sea—the breadth of issues and concerns regarding space activities and operations can be fully encompassed. Commander John Klein, United States Navy, uses Sir Julian Corbett’s maritime strategy as a strategic springboard, while observing the salient lessons of other strategists—including Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, Jomini, and Mao Tse-tung—to show how a space strategy and associated principles of space warfare can be derived to predict concerns, develop ideas, and suggest policy not currently recognized. This book will be of great interest to all students and scholars of military and strategic studies and to those with an interest in space strategy in particular.



The Best Defense

Author : School of Advanced Air and Space Studies

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 106 pages

File Size : 49,48 MB

Release : 2014-06-14

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 9781500174422

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THE US IS AT A CROSSROADS WITH RESPECT TO SPACE. THE CHALLENGE THAT NOW PRESENTS ITSELF IS HOW TO CRAFT A STRATEGY THAT MAINTAINS THE UNITED STATES' ASYMMETRIC ADVANTAGE IN SPACE WHILE MOVING FROM THE CURRENT AGE OF UNCONTESTED ACCESS TO ONE WHERE ACCESS MUST BE ASSURED BY DELIBERATE ACTIONS. ALL MILITARY STRATEGIES ARE KEY TO THE OVERALL GRAND STRATEGY OF THE STATE, BUT THE US MILITARY STRATEGY FOR SPACE HOLDS A SPECIAL DEGREE OF INFLUENCE UPON THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF US GRAND STRATEGY. THIS SPECIAL DEGREE OF INFLUENCE DERIVES FROM THE CHARACTERISTIC OFFENSIVE OMNIPRESENCE OF ORBITAL PLATFORMS; JUST AS THE ADVENT OF INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE DELIVERY SYSTEMS ESTABLISHED THE OFFENSIVE OMNIPRESENT THREAT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS. AS SUCH, STRATEGISTS MUST TAKE SPECIAL CARE TO WEIGH NOT ONLY THE NECESSITIES OF THE MILITARY STRATEGY FOR SPACE, BUT ALSO THE BROADER IMPACT ON THE NATION'S GRAND STRATEGY. WHAT TYPE OF STRATEGY WOULD BEST ACHIEVE US SECURITY OBJECTIVES? SHOULD THE US ADOPT A LARGELY DEFENSIVE STRATEGY TO PROTECT ITS INTERESTS AND PRESERVE ITS ADVANTAGES OR DOES THE ADAGE “THE BEST DEFENSE IS A STRONG OFFENSE” HOLD TRUE FOR SPACE? THIS THESIS SEEKS TO INFORM MODERN-DAY SPACE STRATEGY DECISIONS THROUGH EXAMINATION OF HISTORICAL CASE STUDIES WHERE US STRATEGISTS AND DECISION MAKERS FACED SIMILAR HIGH STAKES NATIONAL SECURITY DECISIONS WITH UNCERTAIN OUTCOMES. ANALYSES OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AND THE RESULTING CONSEQUENCES GIVE INSIGHT INTO THESE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AND MAY INFORMUS ON THE POTENTIAL ROAD AHEAD FOR SPACE. THREE HISTORICAL CASES ILLUSTRATE THE DYNAMICS OF THE DECISION MAKING PROCESSES AS WELL AS THE ULTIMATE STRATEGIC CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES. THESE CASES REVEAL HOW MILITARY SUPERIORITY STRATEGIES, FAITH IN, AND RELIANCE UPON TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE COMPLEX NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS, AND A STRONG PREFERENCE FOR OFFENSIVE SOLUTIONS AND POSITIVE ACTION TO SECURE US NATIONAL SECURITY CAN DRAMATICALLY PRODUCE THE OPPOSITE OF THEIR INTENDED EFFECT. THE EVIDENCE INFERS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE US TO ADOPT A MILITARY STRATEGY FOR SPACE (AND ACQUIRE WEAPONS TO SUPPORT ITS FULFILLMENT) THAT UNDERMINES US GRAND STRATEGY AND DELIVERS LESS SECURITY. THE THESIS CONCLUDES THAT GIVEN THE CURRENT CONTEXT, THE US IS BETTER OFF PUSHING THE STATUS QUO IN SPACE WITHOUT PERTURBING STRATEGIC STABILITY, WHICH WILL HELP RETAIN THE POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES IT HAS WORKED SO HARD TO ACHIEVE.