A student paper by Lieutenant Colonel Wayland W. Williams for the course in naval warfare at the Naval War College in which he discussed how the destiny of nations have historically been shaped by the application of science and technology to the revolutional military capabilities with space capabilities being the most recent product. The impact on international affairs of man/machine in space and the potential of a nation's space capabilities to provide new tools of political and military strength are discussed and a comparison of the space accomplishments of both the U.S. and Soviet Union is also presented.