The investment of materials, effort, and money to fill the energy gap in the time available will be large but finite. Spending a large part of these resources on the development and deployment of a system that is superior from the standpoints of technological, economical, and environmental risks and yet is militarily indefensible actually may be squandering the resources. What is worse, however, is that these resources (and valuable time) then are denied to the alternative ’’runner-up” energy system concept that (though inferior in some respects) is acceptable and militarily defensible. This study has been performed to determine what role, if any, the SPS has in the U.S. military posture. Tasks included the following: • Investigation of the SPS potential as a weapon or other supportive element of U.S. military preparedness; • Investigation of the potential for impacts on international relations; • Investigation of the relative vulnerability to overt military action, terrorist attacks, or sabotage; and • Identification of questions needing further study.
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