Spacepower in the 21st Century

Abstract

It is appropriate that during the 50th anniversary year of the dawn of spacepower, the National Defense University completed its 18-month study investigating the phenomenon of spacepower and laying the foundations for an empirical theory of it. This article provides a glimpse of the emerging themes of spacepower theory as elucidated by this study, especially as they relate to issues of national security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA518749

Entities

People

  • Charles D. Lutes

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cold War
  • Economic Systems
  • Globalization
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Market Economy
  • National Security
  • Recreation
  • Space Based
  • Space Environments
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Systems
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design