November 21, 2016
The Growing Competition in the Ocean of Space: Classic Maritime Strategy Applied to the Final Frontier
The United States needs a new lexicon that explains the space environment in clear terms. Whether Americans like it or not, space has morphed from ouraspirational “final frontier” to an area defined by growing international competition that could flash into a hot war. Recent actions by rising powers have left the United States and the West with the realization that they can no longer look to international law as the guarantor of peace in space. U.S. military commanders are now testifying to the emerging threats to U.S. interests in space and policymakers are contemplating how best to approach this competition – first swinging towards cooperation with foreign space programs and then away. The vastness of space, the extreme speeds associated with orbiting platforms, and the mathematical complexities of maneuvering place discussions on space tactics and strategy literally into the realm of rocket science.
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