Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of SpaceAssesses the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the findings and recommendations of the Space Commission. The author reviews the Air Force?'s involvement in space since its creation as an independent service in 1947; examines the circumstances that occasioned the commission?'s creation and the conceptual and organizational roadblocks that have impeded a more rapid growth of U.S. military space capability; and enumerates the challenges facing the Air Force with respect to space. |
Contents
| 1 | |
Chapter | 9 |
The Consolidation of Air Force Space Activities | 24 |
Some Implications for Todays Planners | 34 |
Chapter Four | 59 |
The Bush Pentagons Policy Decisions | 81 |
Chapter Five | 97 |
Understanding the Space Control Mission Some Initial Space Control Alternatives | 105 |
Force Application and the Issue of Weaponization | 112 |
Chapter | 125 |
Appendix | 169 |
Bibliography | 181 |
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Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space Benjamin S. Lambeth No preview available - 1999 |
Mastering the Ultimate High Ground: Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space Benjamin S. Lambeth No preview available - 2003 |
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