Some Principles of Space Strategy (or "Corbett in Orbit")

Abstract

Space, as the newest theater of combat, is also the most rapidly developing. The nature and character of space warfare 50 years from now may be wholly unrecognizable to those of us alive today. It would be foolish to try to freeze the nature of space warfare today within the confines of any theory, let alone one a century old. Nevertheless, Julian Corbett's explication of the relationship between sea and land power does give us important insights into how space power relates to other military tools, at least for the coming years. Just as Corbett showed the potentials and limitations of naval power in what was to be a century dominated by great continental powers, his theory suggests both the contribution that space power can make to an overall military campaign and the new vulnerabilities it introduces in so doing. The task of space strategy will be to maximize the former while minimizing the latter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA430980

Entities

People

  • John G. Fox

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Artillery
  • Commerce
  • Earth Orbits
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Ground Based
  • Information Operations
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Naval Warfare
  • Orbits
  • Sea Control
  • Space Warfare
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space