Should the United States Weaponize Space?
Charles V. Pena and Edward L. Hudgins, Cato Institute
Policy Analysis, No. 422
March 18, 2002

"National security must be one component of total U.S. space policy, but it must certainly not be the primary component. In the post-Cold War environment -with no immediate threat from a rival great power and none on the horizon- the United States must not establish overstated and costly military requirements for space-based resources. The military must make greater use of commercial space assets. Also, the United States should strive to foster an environment that allows commercial space activity to grow and flourish rather than use it to create a new area for costly military competition."