| Space Support for the Warfighter: Determining the Best Way to Provide Space Capabilities at the Army Division and Brigade Levels |
01-Jun-2009 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Eric N Strom; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | This thesis examines personnel resources for space support currently available to Division and Brigade commanders while recommending methods to provide those resources more efficiently. Current standardized space support for Divisions and Brigades exists in the Space Support Element (SSE). When first envisioned, the SSE provided organic space capabilities to the lowest practical tactical level, but as requirements evolved, the need for full time space staff at those levels has diminished. ... |
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| Space Operations |
06-Jan-2009 |
130 pages |
| Authors:
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF WASHINGTON DC
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| This publication has been prepared under the direction of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It sets forth joint doctrine to govern the activities and performance of the Armed Forces of the United States in joint operations and provides the doctrinal basis for interagency coordination and for US military involvement in multinational operations. It provides military guidance for the exercise of authority by combatant commanders and other joint ... |
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| Air and Space Power Journal. Volume 23, Number 1, Spring 2009 |
Jan-2009 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Lori Katowich; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL AIRPOWER JOURNAL
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| The Air and Space Power Journal, Air Force Recurring Publication 10-1, published quarterly, is the professional journal of the United States Air Force. It is designed to serve as an open forum for the presentation and stimulation of innovative thinking on military doctrine, strategy, force structure, readiness, and other matters of national defense. |
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| The Law of Neutrality in Outer Space |
01-Sep-2008 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W Jarman; MCGILL UNIV MONTREAL (QUEBEC)
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| Satellite telecommunications, global navigation and remote sensing systems are key drivers in the ongoing transformation of an industrial based global economic order to one increasingly dominated by information services. A growing number of States are establishing an independent presence in outer space and all States (and indeed, individuals) can access a broad range of affordable space-related products and services (e.g., Google Earth imagery, GPS receivers, and global voice and data ... |
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| Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) Architecture for the Year 2025 |
15-Jun-2008 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
K Hansen; M Widmann; B Hatcher; J Kacala; J Rayburn; J Turner; M Senn; S Ledoux; S Kennedy; J Carson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA SPACE SYSTEMS ACADEMIC GROUP
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| The Unites States' first space systems programs were initially developed to meet the requirements of strategic users. Since the 1991 Gulf War there has been a growing dependence on the capabilities and support delivered by these programs to meet the requirements of nonstrategic users. The current National Security Space (NSS) architecture makes it rather difficult for all but critical strategic users to fully capitalize on the available assets. Timelines that ... |
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| Space Weaponization and US-China Relations |
Jan-2008 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth S Blazejewski; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL STRATEGIC STUDIES QUARTERLY
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| The issues surrounding the weaponization of outer space present difficult security and diplomatic challenges to the United States in its relationship with foreign states. Several features of space weaponization account for these difficulties. First, many space technologies have dual-use capacity, making it difficult for states to distinguish between defensive and offensive preparations or conventional and space weapons.1 Second, some defense analysts argue that space weapons are inherently better suited to ... |
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| USAF Cyberspace Command: To Fly and Fight in Cyberspace |
Jan-2008 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
William T Lord; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| We are a nation at war. Our military is engaged in a fight against groups and individuals who follow an ideology that has as its fundamental tenets a hostility toward our people, our beliefs, and our values. Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and representatives from across our government who are engaged in this bitter fight will emerge with perspectives shaped by their experiences in combat against extremists who use terror as ... |
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| Electronic Combat in Space: Examining the Legality of Fielding a Space-Based Disruptive Electromagnetic Jamming System |
15 JUN 2007 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt M. Schendzielos; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Significant debate surrounds the concept of "peaceful use of space" as it is delineated in various international treaties and in United States Space Policy. The U.S. interpretation of that concept allows for military space applications. Within this context, the author explores the following question: What are the legal limits concerning the fielding of a nonlethal electronic countermeasures capability in space? The potentially aggressive yet nonpersistent effect of electromagnetic jamming (EM ... |
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| Basic and Operational Doctrine for Airpower in Irregular Warfare |
24 MAY 2007 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jr. Chavez Robert M.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The US Air Force, and the U.S. armed forces separate service air arms, have historically wrestled with how to apply air and space power to non-traditional forms of warfare, such as insurgency and counterinsurgency. The U.S. joint community's latest development of the warfare spectrum includes insurgency and counterinsurgency under the construct of irregular warfare, delineating it from traditional war, which is characterized by conventional, state-on-state major combat operations. This monograph ... |
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| Towards Improved Operational Command and Control of Space Weapons |
10 MAY 2007 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Chad J. Davis; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Recently, discussions concerning the weaponization of space have begun to reach a crescendo. Political and military leaders within the United States have started expanding the national discussion regarding this highly debated topic. This paper will not focus on the weaponization debate as a matter of policy, but rather will offer options for operational command and control of space weapons hypothetically deployed. Two broad categories are analyzed: command and control using ... |
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| United States in Outer Space: Security Assurance and Preservation |
30 APR 2007 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Richard V. Graham; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Free access to-and-use of space assets by all nations in today's highly interdependent globalize society has been the long-standing policy of the United States dating back to the Eisenhower Administration. This point is espoused in the recent National Space Policy (2006) which commits to the "use of outer space by all nations for peaceful purposes and...benefit of all humanity..." Yet the new policy also postures a unilateral tone and position ... |
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| Plan for Operationally Responsive Space: a Report to Congessional Defense Committees |
17 APR 2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE OFFICE (NSSO) WASHINGTON DC
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| Challenges in global political affairs have placed increasing demands on the way the United States uses space capabilities to achieve national security objectives. The recent National Security Presidential Directive-49 (NSPD-49) on National Space Policy, dated August 31, 2006, reaffirms the United States commitment to certain key principles in the areas of space law and policy for guiding the conduct of space activities. Implementing courses of action to achieve the goals ... |
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| COIN in Cyberspace: Focusing Air Force Doctrine Development |
Jan-2007 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Martin T Temaat; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The United States military is heavily reliant on technology to fight and win. Much of this technology relies on cyberspace. The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace and the National Military Strategy for Cyberspace Operations were written to address this growing reliance on cyberspace and to guide the armed services in developing their own doctrine. In response, the Air Force changed its mission statement to include flying and fighting in cyberspace ... |
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| Space Power Integration: Perspectives from Space Weapons Officers |
DEC 2006 |
224 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV PRESS MAXWELL AFB AL
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| In March 2005 the first Space Weapons Officer Air and Space Integration Conference was held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The conference was a joint event between the Air Force Space Command and the Air Education and Training Command. This book comes out of that conference. The chapters in Space Power Integration address issues across a spectrum of air- and space-integration topics at the operational level of war. Several ... |
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| Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense through Space |
NOV 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Elwood L. White; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This "Special Bibliography Series," Number 106, *Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense Through Space," was developed by History Bibliographer and Reference Librarian Mr. Elwood L. White, in support of the 21st Triennial (previously biennial) Military History Symposium to be held at the Air Force Academy, 1-3 November 2006. This bibliography lists a selected portion of the McDermott (Cadet) Library's holdings on national defense through space. While it includes books and journal ... |
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| U.S. Military Space Programs: An Overview of Appropriations and Current Issues |
07 AUG 2006 |
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| Authors:
Patricia M. Figliola; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | DOD and the intelligence community manage a broad array of space activities, including launch vehicle development, communications satellites, navigation satellites (the Global Positioning System -- GPS), early warning satellites to alert the United States to foreign missile launches, weather satellites, reconnaissance satellites, and developing capabilities to protect U.S. satellite systems and to deny the use of space to adversaries (called "space control" or "counterspace systems"). The 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War ... |
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| Globalness: Toward a Space Power Theory |
JUN 2006 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Brian E. Fredriksson; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL SCHOOL OF ADVANCED AIR AND SPACE STUDIES
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| The purpose of this thesis is to take the first steps toward a military space power theory. It begins by answering the following question: Why does the U.S. military need a space power theory? The United States or any military space-faring nation needs a theory because space power is more than simply a force enhancer, It is a separate and unique form of military power with the capacity to deter ... |
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| Time for a New Master Tenet? |
25 MAY 2006 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
III Schaefer John J.; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph addresses the continued relevance of air power's master tenet in light of advances in technology. The purpose of the monograph is to examine the doctrinal assumptions used to justify centralized control with decentralized execution. Current Air Force doctrine defines decentralized execution as "the delegation of execution authority" and deems it superior to centralized execution because it allows commanders "to achieve effective span of control and to foster disciplined ... |
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| United States Space Policy -- A Policy We Got Right...So Far |
26 MAR 2006 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
David Hagg; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the race to place a man on the moon was won, the United States has enjoyed a dominant advantage in space, both economically and militarily. From that time, practically every administration pursued policies and programs that ensured dominance of space. This was possible because only the wealthiest countries could afford space technologies and access. Now, even commercial companies (both foreign and U.S. owned) have access to space capabilities. The ... |
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| United States Policy on Weapons in Space |
15 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Donald P. Christy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Space Commission Report identifies the United States' ever-growing reliance on space and space technology both militarily and economically. It outlines the vulnerabilities of its systems and warns that it must be prepared to prevent a "Space Pearl Harbor." Does this concern dictate that the next logical step is to begin the process of space weaponization? United States government space policy is under review and may alter the current "wait ... |
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| A Discrete Event Simulation Model for Evaluating Air Force Reusable Military Launch Vehicle Prelaunch Operations |
MAR 2006 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Adam T. Stiegelmeier; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| As the control and exploitation of space becomes more important to the United States military, a responsive spacelift capability will become essential. Responsive spacelift could be defined as the ability to launch a vehicle within hours or days from the time a launch order is given, instead of the weeks or months it takes currently. As the Air Force contemplates moving toward a reusable military launch vehicle (RMLV) capability, it ... |
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| Director of Space Forces: Refocused for the Way Ahead |
13 FEB 2006 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A. Krystkowiak; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Space capabilities are no longer novelties, rather, they are vitally important to the joint warfighter at every level. While there is very little debate about the ever-increasing significance or usefulness of space to the joint warfighter, the command and control (C2) of space forces at the operational level has been an evolutionary challenge with the creation of the Director of Space Forces (DIRSPACEFOR) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. While the construct ... |
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| Strategies for Defeating Commercial Imagery Systems |
DEC 2005 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Latchford; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL CENTER FOR STRATEGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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| High-quality space-based imagery, once among America's most closely held secrets for force enhancement, is now openly available through commercial providers. The United States faces questions of how to keep this source of valuable intelligence information from its adversaries, and whether it is even possible or desirable to do so. This paper addresses strategies for countering the threat to military operations posed by commercial earth-sensing satellites. The paper emphasizes technical countermeasures, ... |
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| A Common Foundation of Information and Analytical Capability for AFSPC Decision Making |
23 JUN 2005 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Lee Lehmkuhl; James Przybysz; MITRE CORP COLORADO SPRINGS CO
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| Presentation on developing a common foundation of information and analytic capability for AFSPC(Air Force Space Command) decision making. Overview: Space Superiority; Need for architecturally-based analysis; OV(Operation View)-1; Define Team/Process; Incorporating ABR in IPP; Analysis methodology; Way-ahead/Summary. |
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| The Art of Peace: Dissuading China from Developing Counter Space Weapons |
JUN 2005 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
David O. Meteyer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis assesses the viability of applying dissuasion towards the development of offensive counter space (OCS) systems by China. As a relatively new defense policy and certainly one that has never been explicitly applied previously, this thesis delves into the characteristics prescribed by recent U. S. planning documents to develop a strategy that more appropriately addresses the current security concerns. Implicitly, dissuasion is intended to prevent future arms races with ... |
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| The Vertical Limit of State Sovereignty |
JUN 2005 |
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| Authors:
Dean N. Reinhardt; MCGILL UNIV MONTREAL (QUEBEC)
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| There is no international agreement on the vertical limit of State sovereignty, the boundary between territorial airspace and outer space. The need for defining this boundary has been debated for over 50 years. Today, the need to settle this gap in the law is growing in importance. This thesis concludes that setting a low vertical limit on State sovereignty is the best approach because it will allow all States free ... |
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| Battlespace Terrain Ownership: A New Situation Awareness Tool |
JUN 2005 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Janet F. O'May; Charles E. Hansen; Eric G. Heilman; Richard C. Kaste; Andrew M. Neiderer; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Information in the battlespace provides decisive power. It is imperative that critical information is brought to the forefront to enhance decision-making. An accurate model of a tactical operation will improve a commander s battlespace awareness. One vital piece of information is terrain control. The Battlespace Terrain Ownership (BTO) system embodies an algorithm that computes expected terrain control over time and space, based on combat power projection as a function of ... |
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| Whither Space Weapons: A Capability in Need of an Advocate |
17 MAY 2005 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel C. Blaettler; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Space weaponization has been a much debated topic over the past decade. The debate has included political and technical discussions on whether, with what, and for what purpose to weaponize space. Little has been written about space weaponization from the operational commander's perspective. Absent commentary from the combatant commanders, it is difficult to determine from a theater strategic perspective how space weapons might be employed to preserve peace and win ... |
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| Air Force Space Doctrine: Is It Ready for Weapons in Space? |
17 MAY 2005 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Charles P. Corley; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The U.S. Air Force sometimes appears to have two identities. Not only is the U.S. Air Force arguably the best air-breathing air force in the world, it is also steward to the predominance of the nation's military space power. Because of the increased emphasis and importance of space to the warfighter, the U.S. is poised to put weapons in space to protect its satellite assets. Once space is weaponized, it ... |
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| Space Dependence - A Critical Vulnerability of the Net-Centric Operational Commander |
17 MAY 2005 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew E. Grant; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The U.S. military of today is increasingly dependent on highly integrated, complex C2 systems at all levels of command. These complexities have the potential to cause a break down of C2 required by the operational commander. C2 failures become possible if supportive satellite systems are compromised by threats of natural means, rogue states, or non-state actors. Military commanders and systems dependent on satellite information, data, and processes must have alternative ... |
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| United States National Space Security Policy and the Strategic Issues for DOD Space Control |
18 MAR 2005 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Maurice Perdomo; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has been the world leader in space for decades and is second to none in the development of space technology and its uses for industrial, civil, military, and intelligence operations. However, the rest of the world is increasing its reliance on space applications such as navigation, communications, weather prediction, agriculture, and urban planning. The list of how space technology contributes to the world economy grows almost daily. ... |
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| Military Role in Space Control: A Primer |
23 SEP 2004 |
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| Authors:
Adolfo J. Fernandez; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report reviews Department of Defense (DoD) military space control efforts and related policy and resources. Since the 1991 Gulf War, U.S. military forces have become increasingly reliant on space resources for communications, intelligence imagery, weather, warning, navigation, and timing. Asserting that U.S. space assets have become an integral part of today's warfare, the DoD has begun to emphasize the importance of protecting these resources. Although U.S. military space systems ... |
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| Redefining Military Activities in Space. A Viable Compromise Over the Military Uses of Space |
23 MAY 2004 |
88 pages |
| Authors:
Tamaira Rivera; GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV WASHINGTON DC SCHOOL OF LAW
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| The goal of this thesis is to demonstrate that, in light of contemplated military uses of space, the Outer Space Treaty needs revision in order to strengthen its authority. As it stands, the current legal regime of space has legal loopholes that allow for future military uses that are problematic under the current space treaties. Key provisions of the space treaties, must be refined and crafted so as to close ... |
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| Military Space Control: An Intuitive Analysis |
APR 2004 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Adolfo J. Fernandez; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Military space control describes the capability to secure a military asymmetric advantage in space. Space control protects space assets to guarantee access to space services, and at the same time, prevents an enemy from benefiting from resources in space. The tremendous growth in the integration of space systems into today's warfighting machinery is driving a remarkable transition in the military space domain. The growing need for information dominance is the ... |
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| Comparative Analysis on the Cost of Oversight for the New National Security Space Acquisition Policy- A Delphi Method Approach |
MAR 2004 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Darrin L. DeReus; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| For the past 50 years, the military's use of space for our national defense has increased exponentially. The use of space has increased so much that recent events have led to the approval for most space Major Defense Acquisition Programs to fall under their own process of oversight to track and monitor these programs. The largest reason for this change is due to the difference in spending profiles and current ... |
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| Corbett in Orbit: A Maritime Model for Strategic Space Theory |
2004 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
John J. Klein; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Since the 1950s, there have been discussions concerning the need to develop a space power theory. In their attempts to formulate such a theory, strategists have noted the similarities of space operations to those of air and naval operations. Consequently, many have attempted to derive a clearly articulated, all-encompassing space theory through analogy and comparison to either airpower or sea-control models. These efforts, however, as observers like the contemporary historian ... |
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| Spring 2004 Industry Study: Space Industry |
2004 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony F. Romano; Linda S. Brandt; Cynthia Q. Burns; Lawrence K. Grubbs; Anne E. McGee; Paul M. Barzler; Kathleen R. Bennett; Drew A. Bryner; Timothy L. Clubb; John E. Flynn; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| Space captures the hearts and minds of the world because it represents the future of humanity. Humans are by nature explorers; they seek to understand the unknown and space is a vast unknown. Like all previous pursuits into the unknown by humankind, there are huge risks and challenges associated with the exploration of space. These challenges include the complex technologies necessary to safely travel the hazardous environment and great distances ... |
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| Effects of Prednisolone Acetate on Ocular Sulfur Mustard Injury in a Rabbit Model |
DEC 2003 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
C. Bossone; K. Newkirk; S. Schulz; R. Railer; M. Gazaway; M. Shutz; E. Clarkson; S. Estep; P. Subramarian; A. Castro; J. Clinkscales; B. Lukey; ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH INST OF CHEMICAL DEFENSE ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD
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| Eye injury from HD (sulfur mustard) exposure continues to remain a threat to soldiers in the battlefield. This study was designed to explore the effects of Pred-Forte (prednisolone) in treating ocular HD injury. Sixteen female New Zealand White rabbits were exposed to 0.51 mg of undiluted HD as a liquid droplet. One group (n=8) received 2 drops of Pred-Forte into the eye every 10 minutes for the first 30 minutes ... |
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| An Automated UAV Mission System |
SEP 2003 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Katheerine D. Mullens; Estrellina B. Pacis; Stephen B. Stancliff; Aaron B. Burmeister; Thomas A. Denewiler; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMANDSAN DIEGO CA
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| In March of last year, engineers from SPAWAR Systems Center, San Diego (SSC San Diego) and Allied Aerospace (formerly Micro Craft, Inc.) conducted the first known launch of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) from an Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) in Holtville, California (2002). The launch concluded a week-long demonstration to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as part of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems Organic ... |
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| Applying Rule Markup Language in the Military Space Domain |
SEP 2003 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Suzette Stoutenburg; MITRE CORP COLORADO SPRINGS CO
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| The new Strategic Technical Plan drafted by the Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC) states that "the objective future is one in which systems are made interoperable by adoption of network centric, web-enabling and open architecture technology." To realize this future vision, it is imperative that exploration of emerging technology continue, with the goal of determining the value and applicability of each new advance to critical government missions. To that ... |
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| Smart Escort Satellite: A Modular Solution for On-Orbit Rendezvous and Inspection |
24 JUN 2003 |
233 pages |
| Authors:
Glen Cameron; AEROASTRO INC HERNDON VA
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| The initial task was to examine a broad scope of missions in order to later establish a requirements set for SCOUT. From there, a single mission was selected to serve as an example of SCOUT's capabilities, and a detailed mission concept for it was developed. Investigating these potential SCOUT missions included assessing what is realistically and technically achievable, and investigating the corresponding orbits, launch vehicles, and encounter scenarios. The various ... |
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| Finding the Middle Ground: The U.S. Air Force, Space Weaponization, and Arms Control |
APR 2003 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Brian C. Ruhm; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper discusses problems associated with the current US approach to developing and deploying space weapons. Recommendations center around an alternative strategy for realizing US space control and space force application capabilities based on deployable (vice orbiting) systems. US development of an Expeditionary Space Force (ESF) would be one element of a comprehensive strategy that would include changes to US space architecture and cooperative measures with other countries. US adherence ... |
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| Proposed Tenets of Spacepower: Six Enduring Truths |
APR 2003 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
Samuel L. McNiel; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The United States Air Force has a policy of using space as the high ground. It calls for capabilities to use spacepower in every conceivable way in conflict including missile defense, space control and creating significant terrestrial effects. Air Force Space Command has funded programs that will bring responsive launch vehicles and an ability to apply force directly from space while continuing to improve all the things they currently do ... |
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| Where Should Weapons Release Authority Reside for Space Weapons? |
2003 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Charles T. Anderson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. has a huge reliance on space. This reliance, combined with a leaner more rapidly deployable military, makes space weapons an appealing prospect. Space weapons technology continues to advance, and as improvements occur, the weaponization of space becomes more of a reality. This thesis answers the question of where should weapons release authority reside for space weapons. The results of the research was that this authority should reside with ... |
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| Mastering the Ultimate High Ground. Next Steps in the Military Uses of Space |
2003 |
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| Authors:
Benjamin S. Lambeth; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This study assesses the military space challenges facing the Air Force and the nation in light of the watershed findings and recommendations of the congressionally mandated Space Commission that were released in January 2001. It seeks to capture the best thinking among those both in and out of uniform who have paid especially close attention to military space matters in recent years. After a review of the main milestones in ... |
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| Why Space Should Be a Separate Service |
06 SEP 2002 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Norman W. Barber; Richard J. Douglass; John D. DuMond; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINTFORCES STAFF COLL
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| Technological change has continually transformed the way mankind fights its wars. Bronze and steel brought the defeat of barbarians and the ascendance of Greece and Rome. The stirrup allowed the development of the mounted knight, who was in turn brought down by the development of the English longbow. Gunpowder came next, forever changing the battlefield, and the dramatic alterations brought along with the tank, and then the airplane, further matured ... |
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| Whither Space Power? Forging a Strategy for the New Century |
SEP 2002 |
157 pages |
| Authors:
Simon P. Worden; John E. Shaw; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The influence of space power pervades almost every sphere and level of human existence, from politics to military affairs to commercial activities to cultural mindsets. Yet there is little to be found today in the way of coherent space power doctrine and strategy, particularly in national security circles. To what extent do our national interests rely on space? How shall we defend our interests in space and, in times of ... |
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| Sustained Space Superiority: A National Strategy for the United States |
AUG 2002 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Larry J. Schaefer; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The increasing importance of space for U.S. national security requires the nation to protect its interests by sustaining a position of space superiority. The forces of globalization are forcing the United States to move away from its historical stance of maintaining space as a sanctuary toward the concept of using weapons in space. The United States must prepare sufficient bridges to make the transition to using weapons in space in ... |
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| Defense Space Activities: Status of Reorganization |
26 JUN 2002 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Carol R. Schuster; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States depends on space technology for a variety of national security activities as well as commercial operations. Space technology is integral to such diverse activities as transportation, health, the environment, communications, commerce, agriculture, and energy. However, the commercial, scientific, and military importance of U.S. space assets creates vulnerabilities that potential adversaries could exploit. Addressing these vulnerabilities presents challenges for the national security space community. As you know, the ... |
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| Space Industry Study Industrial College of the Armed Forces National Defense University |
JUN 2002 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Carolyn Blalock; Steven Busby; William Chapman; Martha Evans; Emory Helton; INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC
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| The United States has no current peer in outer space. However, past and present preeminence in space does not guarantee success in the future. Over the past three years, the ICAF Space Industry Study has followed the decline in the industry from the bubble of optimism so prominent in the late 1990s. The collapse of the market for low earth orbit (LEO) telecommunications satellites was followed by a slump in ... |
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