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The importance of the space force: Where strategic doctrine meets grand strategy

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  • Lamont C. Colucci
  • Colonel J. D. Fulmer

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This article demonstrates the importance, roles, and responsibilities of the United States Space Force. It focuses on the need for its creation and its role as the fundamental lynchpin to American national security and prosperity now and in the future. The road ahead can only be successful while working with America's allies and ensuring that there are norms and rules of civilized behavior in, from, and to space. The authors propose 11 enduring principles for the Space Force that interconnect and enhance American grand strategy while dealing with potential adversaries and the need to bond this mission to the American public. 本文证明了美国太空军的重要性、作用和责任。本文聚焦于太空军创建的必要性及其作为美国现在与未来的国家安全和繁荣的根本支柱的作用。只有与美国的盟友合作,并确保在太空、从太空、以及到太空都有文明行为的规范和规则,前方的道路才能成功。作者为太空军提出了十一项持久性原则,这些原则相互联系并加强美国大战略,同时应对潜在的对手,以及将这一使命与美国公众相结合的需求。 Este artículo demuestra la importancia, las funciones y las responsabilidades de la Fuerza Espacial de los Estados Unidos. Se centra en la necesidad de su creación y su papel como eje fundamental para la seguridad nacional y la prosperidad de Estados Unidos ahora y en el futuro. El camino a seguir sólo puede tener éxito si se trabaja con los aliados de Estados Unidos y se garantiza que existan normas y reglas de comportamiento civilizado en, desde y hacia el espacio. Los autores proponen once principios duraderos para la Fuerza Espacial que interconectan y mejoran la gran estrategia estadounidense mientras se enfrentan a adversarios potenciales y la necesidad de vincular esta misión al público estadounidense.

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  • Lamont C. Colucci & Colonel J. D. Fulmer, 2024. "The importance of the space force: Where strategic doctrine meets grand strategy," World Affairs, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 187(1), pages 9-23, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:woraff:v:187:y:2024:i:1:p:9-23
    DOI: 10.1002/waf2.12002
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