Study Group on Space Posture for the 21st Century

Directors: Richard L. Garwin, and Bruce M. DeBlois
January 1, 2002 - February 28, 2003

This Study Group brings together a diverse array of expert individuals from the aerospace community for constructive debate about U.S. space policy. In the absence of a clear and soundly based national consensus over military activities in space – specifically the role of space weapons – America runs the risk of rushing prematurely into an unbalanced, short-sighted policy on space weaponization. Discussions critique and complement independent research performed by the project directors and a core team of expert individuals.

Informed by the Study Group’s discussion and debate, the project directors will craft a balanced policy opinion about weapons in space and develop alternative strategies to satisfy national security needs with or without the weaponization of space. Results from research and debate will be disseminated to the larger U.S. aerospace and policy communities through a series of public forums and a substantial article, authored by the project directors, in a journal such as Foreign Affairs.

Publications

Meetings

Study Group Meeting

Forum at Headquarters, Air Force Space Command

Panelist: Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator
Speakers: Lawrence J. Korb, Senior Fellow and Director, National Security Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Richard L. Garwin, Union of Concerned Scientists
Jonathan Dean, Council on Competitiveness
Bruce M. DeBlois, Air Force Space Command
Daniel S. Goldin
March 3, 2003
Study Group Meeting

Alternatives to Space Weaponization

Panelist: Daniel S. Goldin, Council on Competitiveness
Speakers: Richard L. Garwin, Council on Foreign Relations
Bruce M. DeBlois, Council on Foreign Relations
December 17, 2002

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Study Group Meeting

The Appropriateness and Consequences of Space Weaponization

Panelist: Daniel S. Goldin, Council on Competitiveness
Speakers: Lawrence J. Korb, Vice President, Maurice R. Greenberg Chair, and Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Richard Dalbello, Satellite Industry Association
Lawrence Gershwin, National Intelligence Council
September 19, 2002

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