NATO's Space Support Capability

<p>With NATO undergoing transformation to embrace out-of-area mission responsibilities emerges a need for NATO to provide the level of space support to all the NATO forces that only a few NATO member nations enjoy today. It is incumbent on NATO's nations to lead the effort to develop an organization to harness the collective space capabilities of NATO member nations and deliver them to NATO commanders and forces. The purpose of this research paper is to examine the actions needed to create an organic NATO space support capability by focusing on harnessing existing space capabilities and proposing some sensible counterspace actions to take. The paper outlines an exploitation framework that leverages NATO's existing transformation and resource structures to ensure that the forces get the capabilities and training they need to meet evolving needs. Lastly several key policy issues are examined that must be addressed in order to break free of the status quo. Why is this necessary?</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>