Mitigating a Threat. Pentagon Announces Plans to Shoot Down Falling Spy Satellite

Abstract

On Feb. 14, 2008, Deputy National Security Advisor James Jeffrey, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen James Cartwright and NASA Administrator Michael Griffin spoke at a press briefing regarding the U. S. decision to shoot down a falling U. S. spy satellite. This article includes a portion of the transcript from that briefing. The briefing in its entirety can be found at http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4145.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA517935

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheres
  • Bodies
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Orbits
  • Fuels
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • House Of Representatives
  • National Security
  • Orbits
  • Security
  • Space Objects
  • Space Stations
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space