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Beyond Bayonets and Battleships: Space Warfare and the Future of U.S. Global Power - Keith Millea - 09-11-2012 Published on Friday, November 9, 2012 by TomDispatch.com Beyond Bayonets and Battleships: Space Warfare and the Future of U.S. Global Power by Alfred W. McCoy It's 2025 and an American "triple canopy" of advanced surveillance and armed drones fills the heavens from the lower- to the exo-atmosphere. A wonder of the modern age, it can deliver its weaponry anywhere on the planet with staggering speed, knock out an enemy's satellite communications system, or follow individuals biometrically for great distances. Along with the country's advanced cyberwar capacity, it's also the most sophisticated militarized information system ever created and an insurance policy for U.S. global dominion deep into the twenty-first century. It's the future as the Pentagon imagines it; it's under development; and Americans know nothing about it. It's a pretty long article.Read the rest HERE Beyond Bayonets and Battleships: Space Warfare and the Future of U.S. Global Power - Jan Klimkowski - 09-11-2012 Keith - thanks for posting. Typically insightful article from Prof McCoy. His conclusion is as follows: Quote:Technological Dominion or Techno-Disaster? |