Is Iran about to put a spy in the sky? The Israeli Debka.com Web site, which maintains a wide circle of sources within Israeli intelligence, has claimed that Tehran may soon launch its own surveillance satellite.
India has served notice that it intends to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile to achieve worldwide reach with its nuclear arsenal.
China takes U.S. plans to boost its space military capabilities very seriously and is likely to respond with energetic counter-measures of her own.
The United States has become increasingly dependent upon its strategic dominance in space for its global military effectiveness, but other nations could disrupt or degrade key U.S. space systems without having to match American capabilities, leading experts told a conference this week.