The fundamental purpose of any medium space powers space strategy should be to ensure access to and use of celestial lines of communication to support national objectives, whether during peace or. Before joining aerospace, bailey worked for nasa, where he was responsible for building and maintaining a software. Understanding military strategy and the four levels of war. The third concept, the distributive character of modern war, reflects operational arts approach to arranging tactical actions in time, space, and purpose.
I will use examples from world war ii in order to level the. This report defines the principles on which a theory of success should rest, outlines a fourpart concept for responding to gray zone aggression, and identifies and evaluates 35 types of responses that can be used as options for u. The space race between the soviet union and united states was one of the defining aspects of the cold war era. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The scope of space warfare therefore includes groundto space warfare, such as attacking satellites from the earth. Their value is already wellknown in the context of conventional warfare and direct action iw. The discussion is followed by an introduction of the basic concepts related to the diplomatic relations among space actors and spaces relation to warfare. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Klein space warfare strategy, principles and policy. By using sir julian corbetts maritime model, a space theory and associated principles can be subsequently derived to predict concerns and develop ideas not. In the future, the us will conduct operations to, from, in and through space in support of its national interests both on the earth and in space. Will the us military and the rest of the us government. It is presumed that in the not too distant future unavoidable strikes by precision weapons and weapons based on new physical principles can be delivered from space. Strategy, principles and policy space power and politics 1st edition. Space in warfare open pdf 792 kb an application of the principles of war with space as the primary focus illustrates the contributions that space can make to the battlefield of today and tommorrow. Space warfare is a subset to general war theory because space actions are merely political extensions and can be violent.
This new study considers military space strategy within the context of the land and naval strategies of the past. Space doctrine for the 21st century a research paper presented to. Economic principles applied to space industry decisions. Apr 25, 2018 policy, strategy, and national power national strategy orchestrates the instruments of national power in support of policy objectives and outlines a broad course of action or guidance statements adopted by the government at the national level in pursuit of national objectives.
The us must have the same capabilities in space as it does on the land, in the air, and at sea to defend its. Strategy, principles and policy space power and politics 20161211 the economic geography of the tourist industry a supplyside analysis. Principles and strategy of coming war the fourth political. With the passage of the national defense authorization act of 2016 the united states congress has embraced what russia, iran, china, al qaeda and even isis have long known and that is unconventional warfare uw is a form of warfare that is optimized for achieving national. Sep 26, 2018 the first part deals with the introduction of space law as a basic framework of the operation of actors inside the outer space. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Strategy, principles and policy space power and politics at.
Minitheories of military strategy, consisting of the five basic military strategies of extermination, exhaustion, annihilation, intimidation and subversion, are woven together into a coherent military strategy theoretical framework. These principles and a set of recommended actions in support of them are described in the primary document, ai principles. Others will fall afoul of unique features of spatial combat, like the lack of stealth, and the mathematical. In an attempt to formulate a spacepower strategy, various strategists have noted the similarities of space operations to those of air and naval operations.
In the future the role of space in war evidently will rise sharply, since the capabilities of strategic means of warfare are realized to the maximum extent in the aerospace sphere. This command funded air force united states military services. War, or any kind of conflict, is waged and won through strategy. The creation of the pla strategic support force and its. Next, this annex defines iw, and highlights the role of airpower in iw and the main characteristics of iw that should be taken into account when developing iwrelated strategy, plans, assessment, and command and control. That war, which is most important now, is the confrontation of two civilizations.
Then, it applies the principles of deterrence to the strategic environment of space to identify the unique challenges presented there and to illustrate why it may be difficult to deter future adversaries from attempting to. In fact, the air force no longer teaches sun tzus principles of war in the air war college strategy class. Military and naval science science and technology, general antisatellite weapons military aspects antisatellite weapons control systems. The early history of united states space policy is linked to the ussoviet space race of the 1960s, which gave way to the space shuttle program. Consequently, many have attempted to derive a space theory through analogy and comparison to either airpower or sea control strategic models. Air university press, 1997 excerpt modern military theory divides war into strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Policy, strategy, and national power national strategy orchestrates the instruments of national power in support of policy objectives and outlines a broad course of action or guidance statements adopted by the government at the national level in pursuit of national objectives. Contents of high frontier are not necessarily the official views of, or endorsed by, the us government, the. Predictably some military strategy and tactics are general enough to apply to interplanetary combat, while others do not work at all in the space environment.
Comprehensively examine the development of contemporary u. Those who downloaded this book also downloaded the following books. A particular emphasis will be placed on the instruments of power to achieve strategic objectives. This thesis provides a theoretical foundation for space warfare, develops a space theory based on irregular warfare principles, and applies the theory towards a us space strategy. Explaining why and how strategists note the similarities of space operations to those of the air and naval forces, this book shows why many such strategies unintentionally lead to overemphasizing the importance of space based offensive weaponry and technology. Jun 10, 2015 americans, for example, have had a lots of trouble in defining the policy they want to take toward space warfare for example, what is the us public policy on waging war in space say kinetic asat attacks, or even eattacks. Klein is a senior fellow and strategist at falcon research, usa. None of these systems are known to be active today. Entitled air, space, and cyberspace power in the twentyfirst century, this conference was cosponsored by the air force chief of staffs strategic studies group csaf ssg with the support of the defense threat reduction agency dtra.
Recommendations on the ethical use of artificial intelligence by the department of defense. The first part deals with the introduction of space law as a basic framework of the operation of actors inside the outer space. Army war college curriculum, introduces students to the theory of war and strategy. Essence of guerrilla warfare the armed victory of the cuban people over the batista dictatorship was not only the. Sun tzus the art of war, for instance, is general enough to work splendidly. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. But china and russia have made no secret of their space warfare ambitions and could have antisatellite. Pursuing a policy of space weaponization solely in order to. Unrestricted warfare, as proposed by peoples liberation army colonels qiao liang and wang xiangsui claim clausewitz principles of warfare are no longer using armed force to compel an enemy to submit to ones will, but rather are using all means, including armed force or nonarmed force, military and nonmilitary, and. Air, space and cyberspace power are among the most powerful tools in shaping a safe and stable world to achieve u. Three levels of war usaf college of aerospace doctrine, research and education cadre air and space power mentoring guide, vol. The characteristic of warfare prior to modern operations was that of a strategy of a single point. Explaining why and how strategists note the similarities of space operations to those of the air and naval forces, this book shows why many such strategies unintentionally lead to overemphasizing the importance of spacebased offensive weaponry and technology.
The space policy of the united states includes both the making of space policy through the legislative process, and the implementation of that policy in the civilian and military us space programs through regulatory agencies. General principles of guerrilla warfare by ernesto che guevara contents 1. Modern war is characterized by the employment of forces in deep distributed operations. Master of defense and strategic studies online degree. The preeminence of policy and absence of doctrine has caused military effectiveness to be muted in the debates over. By resisting the temptation to respond to an aggressor, you buy yourself valuable timetime to recover, to think, to gain perspective. Strategy, principles, and policy, 122, lines of communication in space, on the other hand, move physical elements, but they are also used to move nonphysical elements as well, such as data and information. The establishment of an organization charged with the information warfare mission suggests that principles need to be established to guide its peacetime development and wartime use. It is a standoff between a tradebased system, and a heroic civilization, between carthage and rome, athens and sparta. Funding for space programs occurs through the federal budget process, where it is mainly considered to be part of the nations science policy. Policy is the major influence on the organization, training, equipping, and employment of u.
Strategy, principles and policy and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Think of strategy as a series of lines and arrows aimed at a goal. These are the political, strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war. Consequently, the space equivalent to fleet in being should recognize this fundamental difference. At the end of the course, the student should have developed a solid understanding of the theory of war and strategy that synthesizes past theory and practice with personal experience and ideas for the future. The center is part of the aerospace corporation, a nonprofit organization that advises the government on complex space enterprise and systems. Western military thinking tends to see the world in a newtonian structure with clear cut. Its strengths are the authors ability to articulate the various doctrines, the historical perspective from which these. Three levels of warcadreexcerpt georgia institute of. Includes updates to be consistent with national policy, department of defense issuances, and other joint publications. For the video game genre, see space combat simulator. Oct 06, 2019 those who downloaded this book also downloaded the following books. The executive office of the president and omb have just released the official budget for fiscal year 2021.
Commander john klein, united states navy, uses sir julian corbetts maritime strategy as a strategic springboard, while observing the salient lessons of other strategistsincluding sun tzu, clausewitz, jomini, and mao tsetungto show how a space strategy and associated principles of space warfare can be derived to predict concerns. Given the lack of the broad implications of placing into orbit weapon system in the national policy debate, this book offer a glimpse of what would it require for a nation state to develop the resources to train and sustain space activities. The center for space policy and strategy is dedicated to shaping the future by providing nonpartisan research and strategic analysis to decisionmakers. Space policy has emerged to fill the doctrinal void. Air force doctrines, the book argues that spacebased weapons dont imbue superiority. It therefore gives me great pleasure to introduce the african space policy, which is the first in a series of instruments that will help us to formalise africas space programme. Additionally, i expose the principles of war as a myth, instead. Beginning with its birth in 1947, the united states air force has laid claim to the realms of space. To produce senior officers and leaders conversant in strategic theory. The dib proposes the adoption of this set of ai ethics principles to help guide, inform, and. In september, the white house released a new national cyber strategy based on four pillars. Scenarios, risks, and us policy implications open pdf 255 kb militaries plan for contingencies involving space, but few studies have examined the issue with the intent of helping guide policies necessary for shaping military planning.
Outer space as a militarydiplomatic field springerlink. Sometimes you can accomplish most by doing nothing. While early efforts paralleled other spacetospace warfare concepts, the united states was able in the 1980s to develop groundtospace laser antisatellite weapons. Jomini, and mao tsetungto show how a space strategy and associated principles of space warfare can be derived to predict concerns, develop ideas, and suggest policy not currently recognized. This research was sponsored by the office of the deputy assis. Jan 15, 2011 primarily in the clausewitzian tradition of warfare.
Clausewitz life history key concepts war is an act of force to compel the enemy to our will. While astronauts are no longer national celebrities and media coverage has greatly diminished, competition in space remains fierce. The nonengagement strategy retreat in the face of a strong enemy is a sign not of weakness but of strength. Bushnell, future strategic issuesfuture warfare circa 2025 sic, nasa langley research center national aeronautics and space administration. Space warfare is combat that takes place in outer space. Klein is available at in several formats for your ereader. Theory, defined as a body of ideas and principles, provides a basis for the study of a particular subject and offers a framework within which professional discussions can occur. A space power doctrine provides exceptional insights into the various doctrines that do or would govern military affairs in the space environment.