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Earlydawn said...

Speaking generally, the terminology of a "coast guard" evokes the image of a force or agency that is protecting a global commons for everybody. That seems like dangerous thinking to me. Strategic warfare always seems to seek the highest ground it can, be that air, space, or whatever comes after. Painting that high ground as a mutual commons for the whole planet injects the uncertainty and discourse of the international system into the equation.

Space should remain a fiercely guarded national asset, managed by the assorted space agencies and defended by the military. Space will be contested enough in this century. There's no reason to start on a weak footing.

May 27, 2011, 11:41:43 PM

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