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Would Spies Command In A Space War? Dunford Says Maybe

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Staff Sgt. Alex Garviria, 721st Communication Squadron senior systems controller, and 2nd Lt. Rachel James, 721st CS crew commander, work in the Global Strategic Warning and Space Surveillance System Center at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., Sept. 2, 2014. The 721st CS provides continuous monitoring of the strategic missile warning systems to ensure a constant dataflow of key information to North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Space Command, Secretary of Defense, President of the United States, strategic, and theater commanders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Krystal Ardrey)

PENTAGON: If a spy satellite is attacked, who will command America’s response — the head of Strategic Command or the Director of National Intelligence? If an Air Force satellite is attacked first, who would command America’s response? These questions are being hotly — but very quietly –debated at the highest reaches of the U.S. government. Since an

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