Wed, Sep 25
|Zoom
How to Fight and Win Space Wars
Space warfare goes beyond technology—it's a mental contest. With over five decades of expertise, Mr. Szymanski has played a key role in 11 space conflicts and written 9 best-selling books, influencing global space war strategies and advising senior military figures.
Time & Location
Sep 25, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM MDT
Zoom
About The Event
Fundamentally, military conflict is more than just simply a clash of weapons—all warfare manifests as a competition between human minds. The same holds true in the battle beyond outer space. The contests of space warfare will test the knowledge, experience, fears, beliefs, stamina, and will of the people, their military commanders, and their political leadership like never before. It is thus essential to prepare for the military implications of wars that extend into space, to root space warfare in the military thought of the past, to adapt it to the needs of the future, and to complete its integration as an essential part of the Western way of war.
Current USAF/USSF thinking emphasizes tactical actions in space. This misunderstands the true nature of warfare in space, as satellites cover the globe and any attacks in space have strategic, political, diplomatic, treaty and economic consequences. Satellites can be attacked anywhere along their orbital tracks, so space weapons can be placed way outside current theaters of operations. Consequently, any war in space is, by definition, a world war. This lecture will emphasize the strategic nature of space warfare. Due to the highly political nature of warfare in space, Carl von Clausewitz should be quoted here: War as Politics by Other Means.
Mr. Szymanski has 50 years’ experience in space war policy, strategy, doctrine, simulations, surveillance, survivability, threat assessment, strategic planning, & command and control. He has published/lectured over 175 times in Aviation Week, the United States, Canada, Britain, Scotland, Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Greece, Poland, Estonia, Ukraine, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Cyprus, Malaysia, and Japan. When Frank Kendall became the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, he personally contacted Mr. Szymanski to inquire what he thought were the critical issues for military space. In addition, He has helped the United States fight space wars over this time period (11 space wars and "incidents"). He has also produced 9 best-selling books on space warfare.
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