Should Space Force get a quarter of Pentagon spending?

Recently, the president and secretary of defense have indicated that they are looking forward to requesting a $1 trillion defense budget to achieve “peace through strength” and a bigger, more capable military. The secretary of defense has stated that the place where many of those bad actors are building up further to attack is in space, stating that the “most important domain of warfare will be the space domain … [so] you’re going to see far more investment from this administration into that domain, both offensively and defensively.”

If the Space Force is to get the resources it needs to be an effective deterrent and warfighting force in and from space, and not just a support provider to terrestrial services, it will require prioritization. In the coming budgets, the Space Force should be treated as the “first among equals” across the military services’ requirements.

Many may complain, but there is historical precedent for this. During the 20th Century’s Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union, the primary area of defense was strategic nuclear airpower, in particular the Strategic Air Command (SAC). Building up SAC, as the sole specified combatant command for nuclear deterrence and warfighting, was not just an Air Force priority but rather that of the entire Department of Defense.

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