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U.S. Has Opportunity to Extend and Secure Global Dominance by Pursuing Dominance in Outer Space

 

Although I vigorously oppose those people who use this fortunate circumstance to justify reckless cuts in defense spending or to ratio-nalize their refusal to support an effective ballistic missile defense, I do see an opportunity for us to exploit this period of unchallenged conventional superiority on Earth to shift substantial resources to space. I believe we can and must do this, and, if we do, we will buy generations of security that all the ships, tanks, and airplanes in the world will not provide. This would be a real "peace dividend" -- it would actually help keep the peace. None of us can truly imagine the opportunities that space may one day offer. ( More ... )

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Smith, Bob. "The Challenge of Space Power." Air & Space Power Journal. (Spring 1999). [ 1 reference ]

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