SPACE: A Military Far Frontier No More

Abstract

If recent reports are accurate, those who hold out hope that the militarization of Space can yet be avoided are doomed to disappointment. As Space platforms and the services they provide to U.S. military forces proliferate, Space is drawing closer to becoming a theater of war. The implications are as profound as they are unexpected. Thanks to an innovative wargaming program sponsored by the U.S. Army, national security specialists in and out of government have experienced a taste of the world we may inhabit not long from now. This experience has yielded an early look at significant policy issues likely to arise from the growing integration of Space in U.S. military operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA525868

Entities

People

  • Lincoln P. Bloomfield Jr.
  • Richard H. Sinnreich

Organizations

  • United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Crisis Management
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Ground Based
  • International Law
  • Law
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Space Based
  • Space Operations
  • Space Systems
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space