New analysis of miltary spending shows discord with space policy

Although the Obama administration promises to "restore American leadership on space issues, seeking a worldwide ban on weapons that interfere with military and commercial satellites," a soon-to-be-released analysis by Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) reveals a rapidly growing portion of U.S. military space spending does concentrate on offensive space control programs. Victoria Samson of the Ploughshares-funded Center for Defense Information writes, “When doctrines collide, there is an easy way to see where policy is headed: Follow the money. Space spending needs guidance from a national security space strategy to measure success.... Applying discipline to the space budget and bringing spending in line with policy should be the second step in Obama's plan.”