{"id":14738,"date":"2021-03-03T19:42:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T19:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/03\/space-force-chief-says-hes-working-on-a-declassification-strategy-but-offers-scant-details\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:45:15","slug":"space-force-chief-says-hes-working-on-a-declassification-strategy-but-offers-scant-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2021\/03\/03\/space-force-chief-says-hes-working-on-a-declassification-strategy-but-offers-scant-details\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force chief says he\u2019s working on a declassification strategy, but offers scant details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The head of the U.S. Space Force said the nascent service is developing a declassification strategy for space, but he could not share many details on what a new classification would look like or when it would be implemented broadly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Jay Raymond acknowledged in a speech Wednesday that the classification regime impedes parts of the Space Force\u2019s mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe main mission of the United States Space Force is to deter conflict from beginning or extending into space, and I\u2019m convinced that if you want to change the deterrence calculus, if you will, of an adversary, you have to be able to communicate. If you have everything classified, that really limits your ability to deter conflict,\u201d Raymond said at a virtual event with the National Press Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t