MCCAFFREY: NEXT PRESIDENT HAS A YEAR TO MAKE IMPORTANT SPACE DECISIONS

/ September 12, 2008 at 5:00 AM
Because the existing Air Force space strategy is "under-resourced and severely constrained," the next president will have "at most a year" to make critical decisions regarding the United States' global superiority in space before it starts "rapidly eroding," according to a retired Army general. Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey -- an adjunct professor of International Affairs at the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY -- visited Air Force Space Command last month and met with the command's leadership...

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