"Outer Space and National Power - New Strategies for the 21st Century" Will there be combat in space, and if so, who is likely to win, and who to lose? Why have decades worth of speculations and expectations by experts all failed to accurately anticipate actual developments? Space expert and author Oberg, who was asked by the US Space Command to prepare a ground-breaking book on this subject in 1999, will describe why 'space' is not like 'Earth' and why earthside principles not only don't apply any more, but are positively misleading if carelessly relied on by analysts. Historians have charted the rise and fall of nations depending on how they dealt with the challenges of 'power' - whether on land, at sea, or in the air - and how efficiently they integrated military force with other aspects of national strength. Oberg discusses the aspects of 'space power' today and in the coming decades, how they are exercised and exploited, and how the 'edge' can be maintained, or lost. Far beyond the graphic images of space-to-space combat, the multi-dimensional 'chess game' of 'space power' will determine international alignments far into the future, and will reward those who understand the unearthly rules of the new extraterrestrial playing field.