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WASHINGTON -- Since Sputnik arced across the sky in 1957, space has essentially been a weapons-free zone -- exempted from war at times by international treaties and at others by the prohibitive expense and impracticality of arming the heavens.
Today, however, as more nations gain access to space -- and as success in war becomes far more dependent on satellite surveillance and communication -- the United States is reassessing its space policy.See the full content of this document
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Sky No Longer Limit for Weapons?
The new position, emerging in documents and congressional testimony, in many respects mirrors President Bush's military policy on the ground -- expanding pre-emption and prevention into the ether, both to strike enemy lands and s...
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