As with most military planning, we fight the last wars that we understand well. That is probably the biggest problem outer space warfighters have in conceptualizing how a future conflict might play out. We just have not had that much experience in true space warfare. This makes it very difficult to predict how such combat will actually occur. Much as the concepts of air power were being developed in the 1920’s-30, the true power of space warfare is currently not well understood. To help solve these strategic issues, the author has initiated a study to extrapolate warfare principles from the Chinese military philosopher, Sun Tzu’s (544 BC – 496 BC) “Art of War,” to space warfare strategies, objectives and tasks. This study is only a third completed analyzing these principles, but the author has already derived 740 individual space strategies based on this ancient “Art of War.” This briefing will report on the current status of this important study that will help mold strategic thinking and impact the future of outer space warfare. Due to the uniqueness of these space strategies, the author assesses that just implementing one or two of these strategies will be sufficient to win the next space conflict.

The author has initiated analysis of the fundamental Principles of terrestrial warfare as delineated in the ancient Chinese military philosopher, Sun Tzu [1] (544 BC – 496 BC), in his landmark treatise, “The Art of War”. Due to the author’s 50 years of experience analyzing the requirements for outer space warfare, and his participation in 12 different space weapons programs and 40-50 space weapons studies, he has been able to derive 740 basic modern space warfare strategies and tactics from these ancient concepts. However, he is only one-third of the way through conducting this analysis, and will complete this study to its logical conclusion in Volume 2 of this book.

This is the author's finest work yet, and will lead to advanced space warfare planning and the successful resolution of outer space conflicts for those who follow his foundational principles for how to fight and win space wars.