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_aUG1523 _b.G66 1999 |
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_aGonzales, Daniel R. _eauthor. |
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_aThe changing role of the U.S. military in space / _cDaniel Gonzales. |
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_aSanta Monica, CA : _bRAND, _c1999. |
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_axxiii, 58 pages : _billustrations, maps ; _c23 cm |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier |
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500 | _a"Project Air Force." | ||
504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 55-58). | ||
520 | _aGrowth in the technical capabilities of commercial and foreign space systems, potential exploitation of space by adversaries, increasing use of commercial space capabilities by U.S. forces, and continuing budget constraints are all changing the role of the U.S. military in space. The growth of commercial space markets, and the rapid privatization and increasing foreign ownership of commercial space assets, suggest that the Department of Defense must develop a long-term strategy to ensure adequate and secure access to commercial communications satellites and other commercial space resources. Space control will assume increasing importance in military operations, and space itself may become a theater of military operations. The United States should develop a long-term strategy to enable the U.S. military to deny space capabilities to potential adversaries. Such a strategy should rely on system or operational concepts that minimize collateral damage to commercial, civil, and third-party space assets and that do not violate existing arms control agreements or treaties. Space surveillance--the ability to precisely identify, track, and predict the position of objects in space --is an essential aspect of space control. Space control and changing space surveillance needs have implications for the Air Force as an institution. | ||
530 | _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. | ||
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_aArtificial satellites in remote sensing _zUnited States. |
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_aArtificial satellites in telecommunication _zUnited States. |
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650 | 0 | _aAstronautics and civilization. | |
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_aAstronautics, Military _zUnited States. |
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_aSpace surveillance _zUnited States. |
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_aOuter space _xCivilian use _zUnited States. |
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_aProject Air Force (U.S.). _bForce Modernization and Employment Program. |
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_aUnited States. _bAir Force. |
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_yOnline Access _uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR895/ |
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