“We are not prepared to negotiate on the so-called arms race in outer space. “Space superiority provides freedom to attack as well as freedom fromĬounterspace Operations, Air Force Doctrine 2-2.1 “Space superiority is our imperative - it requires the same sense of urgency that we place on gaining and maintaining air superiority over enemy air space in times of conflict.” We are paving the road of 21st century warfare now. It will also require us to think about denying the high ground to our adversaries. “Controlling the high ground of space is not limited simply to protection of our own capabilities. “We must be prepared to deprive an adversary of the benefits of space capabilities when American interests and lives are at stake.” The Bush administration has refused negotiations on this subject. military space policy is driven by worst-case assumptions that the weaponization of space is inevitable that conflict follows commerce in space, as on the ground and that the United States must not wait to suffer a “Space Pearl Harbor.” Yet, the countries most capable of developing such weapons, such as Russia and China, have professed strong interest in avoiding the weaponization of space. Simply put, it’s the American way of fighting.” Air Force Space Command, explained, “We must establish and maintain space superiority. The Air Force is now actively implementing Rumsfeld’s wishes. government to vigorously pursue “the option to deploy weapons in space to deter threats and, if necessary, defend against attacks on U.S. Shortly before arriving for his second tour at the Pentagon, Rumsfeld chaired a commission calling for the U.S. Of all the risky “transformation” initiatives championed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, the one receiving the least media attention is the weaponization of space. National Space Policy: Evolution by Stealth?.Weapons in the Heavens: A Radical and Reckless Option.
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