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On the recordAugust 27, 2022
For the defense of the country, both defensive and offensive, space has become the next battleground. It's the high ground. And what you've seen is not only satellites that give us early warning of any attack on Earth, including a nuclear attack. But you've seen the eyes and ears for us to have some certainty of what our adversaries are doing. Those assets now, because of the development of technology, are being challenged. And therefore there are other assets that are developed in order to prevent those challenges. So space is the high ground that you want to retain. And that's why you're seeing, as you suggest, the Space Force becoming a major part of our national defense system.
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

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Bill Nelson discusses the importance of space as a battleground for national defense and the role of the Space Force.

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