A Strategy to Achieve the United States Long Term Interests in Space

Abstract

Space technology is a new and rapidly expanding science. As the United States develops this technology to make more extensive use of space for communications, navigation, materials, and energy processing, it will become increasingly important to protect our national interests and investments in space. The authors review the national and Department of Defense space policy and present recommendations for change which could assure that our far-term interests and objectives in space can be protected and promoted over the next decades. This paper focuses on the arguments surrounding the case for military measures needed in space to deter and, if necessary, counter the threat to our space and terrestrial interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADB075026

Entities

People

  • Darrel L. Nesseth
  • James M. Stewart
  • Philip J. Walsh
  • Robert M. Howard

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • Military Applications
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Space Objects
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Economics
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Space