Heritage Explains: Does the United States Need a Space Force?

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Heritage Explains: Does the United States Need a Space Force?

Jul 27, 2018 1 min read
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Michelle Cordero

Former Digital Content Manager, Digital Productions

Michelle Cordero was a digital content manager at The Heritage Foundation.
The abilities of our adversaries in space affect us in both wartime and peace. iStock / Getty Images Plus

Will the world's next big conflict be in outer space? And if so what would a 'Space Force' do? This week, Dean Cheng, a senior research fellow in Heritage's Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy helps explain.



Show Notes: Assuring American Access to the Ultimate High Ground: President Trump and the New U.S. Space Force

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