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Contested, degraded and operational imminent environment. and that is only going to become more limited in the future. >> the challenge is what to do when the alert is sounded. unlike its adversaries, the u.s. has not weaponized space. so these airmen and women may call themselves space warriors, but for now they are unarmed, making their squadron headquarters an observation post with very accurate clocks to set your watch. >> these satellites were built 15 years ago and launched during an era when space was a benign environment. there was no threat. can you imagine building a refueler aircraf...

>> yes. that is absolutely true. >> how many folks on duty here? >> we have seven military on duty right now and one civilian contractor on duty. >> that's just eight people controlling all of those the world's gps satellites. >> not long ago, those satellites and the space they occupy were considered safe from everything but asteroids and space junk. no longer. >> we currently fight in a contested, degraded and operational imminent environment. and that is only going to become more limited in the future. >> the challenge is what to do when the alert is sounded. unlike its adversaries, the u.s...

Fellow with the center of senior policy joins us. is this just another in the sort of typical border skirmishes and provocative acts that seem to happen periodically and then they die down? or could this escalate into something dangerous? >> greg, it's hard to tell. this's real reason for concern. north korea started this fight when north korean soldiers snuck across the border and planted land mines near an observation post used by korean troops. this happened in late july or early august. and the most by the north korean military, they're unusual. artistry at the border, submarines have gone...

The other charge, misbehavior before the enemy is so rare that in the time i've been involved with military justice since 1969, i actually can't think of a case in which that was a charge. the other thing you should know, chris -- >> let me stop you for a second. >> sure. >> what does that mean? what is misbehavior before the enemy? >> well, i can be precise. because i've got the charge sheet in front -- or do i? i do. and i can tell you what the charge sheet says. it says that at a particular place in afghanistan, sergeant bergdahl on or about june 30th, 2009, before the enemy, endangered the...

That in the time i've been involved with military justice, since 1969, i actually can't think of a case in which that was a charge. the other thing you should know, chris -- >> let me stop you for a second. >> sure. >> what does that mean? what is misbehavior before the enemy? >> well, i can be precise. because i've got the charge sheet -- or do i. i do. and i can tell you what the charge sheet says. it says that at a particular place in afghanistan, sergeant bergdahl on or about june 30th, 2009, before the enemy, endangered the safety of an observation post and task force which it was his dut...