What Happens If They Say No? Preserving Access to Critical Commercial Space Capabilities during Future Crises

Abstract

In 2011 the National Security Space Strategy proclaimed that space was a congested, competitive, and contested domain. Since then, national security space professionals have paid considerable attention to the congested and contested aspects of the space domain. Alarmingly, despite the United States dependence on commercial space capabilities for national security requirements, there has been little examination of the ways adversaries might influence commercial markets to obtain military advantages. Specifically, what would happen if US adversaries made the space and cyberspace business risks too great? Although some might find that concept outlandish, it is a plausible threat that warrants consideration. If the US government fails to prepare for such contingencies, the White House could lose decision and command and control (DC2) capability if worried vendors say no to the nation that needs them.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617824

Entities

People

  • Joseph Iungerman

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airlift Operations
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Cyberspace
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • United States
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space