Product Description: This book examines how military space activities might best contribute to US national security in the new millennium by analyzing key current and future issues such as missile defense and how to organize for military space. It is composed of essays written by eminent participants in the realms of space, politics, academia, and national security. The book focuses on the issues raised in US Space Command's 1998 report, Long Range Plan: Implementing USSPACECOM Vision for 2020, and is divided into four parts: current military space issues, space and military defense, organizing for military space missions and future military space missions.
Not Bad for a Military Space Book... When first spotting this book, "Spacepower for a New Millennium" on my grad school book list, I rolled my eyes and wondered if I could find a cheap, used copy somewhere. After being force to purchase a 'new' copy, I was pleasantly surprised at the topics covered in this book. The text covers a wide range of space related areas: military space law, politics and force application for the present and future. It provided a good view into Military leaders' thoughts on how space is viewed and how it *should* be viewed.
One great part of this text is the coverage of Space Doctrine. Not many print publications cover the different aspects of "Sanctuary/Survivability/Control/High Ground" theories of space. While this book uses dated terms (USSPACECOM is dead, and THAAD now stands for "Terminal High Area Air Defense" not "Theater"), the concepts are still valid even if they're not being *used* properly by the U.S. Military.
If you can find the book at a good price, buy it. It's paperback, and will probably be completely dated in two years, but right now, it hits the high points of the "High Ground." CSP's won't be disappointed.
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