USSTRATCOM: The Continuing Transformation of Military Space
Abstract
Since the end of the Cold War the United States has experienced a dramatic shift in strategic and military threats. The terror attacks of September 11 2001 have identified that emerging threats of the new millennium threats led by rogue nations and terror organizations are capable of inflicting substantial economic and physical damage to the United States. The organization and employment of space systems which are crucial in the strategic operational and tactical levels of military operations need to transform in order to meet the increasing command control and information dissemination requirements. This paper will determine if the merger between U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command enables the Department of Defense to transform its military space operations in order to engage and defend against the emerging asymmetric threats of the 21st century. This study will review the military objectives for transformation previous examples of transformations in the military space program and the external factors which drove the current need for transformation. This paper concludes that the U.S. Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command merger is an evolutionary transformation that not only meets the requirements for today but will also enable future transformations in space operations as emerging capabilities and threats develop.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 03, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA423321
Entities
People
- Eugene D. Costello
Organizations
- United States Army War College