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050 0 0 _aUG1523
_b.G66 1999
100 1 _aGonzales, Daniel R.
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe changing role of the U.S. military in space /
_cDaniel Gonzales.
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c1999.
300 _axxiii, 58 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
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.
650 0 _aArtificial satellites in remote sensing
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aArtificial satellites in telecommunication
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aAstronautics and civilization.
650 0 _aAstronautics, Military
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aSpace surveillance
_zUnited States.
651 0 _aOuter space
_xCivilian use
_zUnited States.
710 2 _aProject Air Force (U.S.).
_bForce Modernization and Employment Program.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
710 1 _aUnited States.
_bAir Force.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR895/
999 _c597235
_d597235