While this may be good for America, many Europeans see it differently. In fact, not long after the Kosovo crisis began did the European leaders announce that their dependence on the U.S. for space-borne activities would no longer be tolerated. Indeed, the Europeans have embarked on an ambitious agenda to challenge the U.S. use of space early in the 21 century. Congress can help ensure America s continued dominance of space, like it has helped the U.S. achieve continued dominance of today s seas. Congress should establish a series of findings or stand-alone measures that outline America s goals for space dominance.
Space is a geographic location like air, land, and sea.
As such America s military capabilities must include the ability to control the use of space and defend its military and civil assets from foreign attack. A forward presence in space it vital, even during times of peace. Military strategists long have maintained that those nations most successful at controlling the seas are the same nations that tend most to succeed politically and economically. Space soon is becoming the seas of the future. That means, the U.S. must be free to navigate in space, have and protect space lanes of communication, and monitor all vessels that travel through space.