{"id":15294,"date":"2021-11-18T18:03:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=15294"},"modified":"2021-11-27T16:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:14:48","slug":"extra-terrestrial-warfare-by-robert-suggs-june-1965-combat-operations-research-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/extra-terrestrial-warfare-by-robert-suggs-june-1965-combat-operations-research-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Extra-Terrestrial Warfare by Robert Suggs, June 1965, Combat Operations Research Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;The United States may be called upon to wage extra-terrestrial warfare within the next two to three decades. 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