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German space military power and strategy development
German space military power and strategy development

Author(s): Kuang-Ho Yeh
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Military policy
Published by: Univerzita obrany
Keywords: Space Military Strategy; Space Military Capabilities; Space Control; Bundeswehr; German Space Command

Summary/Abstract: Space military power refers to a state actor entering space freely, seeking the goals of benefiting national space interests, maintaining space security and the capabilities of fulfilling space infrastructure, and implementing space military policies. As the earliest “space power” in the world, Germany has been committed to continuous capacity building and policy planning in the space military field. This article seeks to provide a detailed overview of Germany’s unique historical background and evolutionary logic on space military power and strategic origin. Based on literature review and studies pertaining to space military strategy theories, this article reveals basic facts of Germany’s space military development under the “ideality - materialization” mutual constructed context, and illuminates the implications of theoretical changes in Germany’s space military strategy guidance from peaceful utilization and passive defense to effective control.

  • Issue Year: 23/2023
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 003-023
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: English