Whence the Power? A Reevaluation of Air and Sea Strategic Theories for Spacepower Theory

Abstract

This monograph evaluates air and sea strategic analogs for applicability to space. In its evaluation, the study determines that previous spacepower theorists overlooked airpower theory to the detriment of spacepower theory. Moreover, this study offers new ideas for spacepower theory using seapower analogies. Understanding that human experience in space lacks enough data to build a theory from ground-up, this monograph instead offers nine propositions-adapted from airpower and seapower theories for the student of strategy to contemplate spacepower at the military and grand strategic levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2020
Accession Number
AD1160097

Entities

People

  • Ryan A. Sanford

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Space Debris
  • Space Environments
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Students
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space