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# FY2023 BUDGET TESTIMONY

GEN Dickinson Testimony

U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander,  testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 8.

USSPACECOM number one priority is enhancing existing and developing new space domain awareness capabilities. SDA encompasses identifying, characterizing and understanding objects to enable real-time assessments of potentially threatening activities in space and developing appropriate options for a response. Through SDA, USSPACECOM can better protect and defend our vital space assets when there may be only minutes to respond.

With China, Russia, Iran and North Korea all pursuing advancements in their own nuclear capabilities, and both China and Russia developing advanced hypersonic weaponry and space capabilities, the United States will continue to rely on nuclear weapons as a central part of its own strategic deterrence. But there will need to be more than just nuclear weapons if the U.S. is to maintain its own security, said Sasha Baker, the deputy under secretary of defense for policy. 

HASC Opening Remarks

HASC Resiliency in Space

HASC Space Domain Awareness

HASC Defending Capabilities

SASC Common Operating Picture

SASC Joint Integrated Space Teams

SASC Funding

SASC Industry Partners

Gen. Dickinson Testimony

Space Domain Awareness

Integrated Deterrence at Center of Upcoming National Defense Strategy

HASC Opening Remarks

HASC Resiliency in Space

HASC Space Domain Awareness

HASC Defending Capabilities

SASC Common Operating Picture

SASC Joint Integrated Space Teams

SASC Funding

SASC Industry Partners