Sun-Burned: Space Weather's Impact On U.S. National Security

Abstract

The projected period of heightened solar activity in 2013 presents an opportune occasion to examine the ever-increasing vulnerability of US national security and its Department of Defense to space weather. This vulnerability exists for three principal reasons: 1) a massive US space-based infrastructure; 2) an almost exclusive reliance on an aging and stressed continental US power grid; and 3) a direct dependence upon a US economy adapted to the conveniences of space and uninterrupted power.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA621042

Entities

People

  • Bradley J. Stebbins

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Grids
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Magnetic Storms
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • Satellite Networks
  • Solar Activity
  • Solar System
  • Space Weather
  • Sun
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space