The National Defense Strategy released by the Biden administration in October depends on space to meet its primary goals, a top official said Tuesday. The NDS outlines four principles of keeping pace with China, deterrence, pivoting to the Indo-Pacific while keeping an eye on Russia and constructing resilient defense infrastructure. According to Travis Langster, principal director of space and missile defense policy at the Pentagon, space-based capabilities are essential for securing each objective. “Space does not exist in isolation from...
