Michael Krepon answers seven questions about current U.S. plans to deploy space weapons.
James Oberg argues, in response to recent claims, that the Pentagon Near Field Infrared Experiment is not a new or unique attempt to weaponize outer space.
The U.S. Air Force has filed a futuristic flight plan, one that spells out need for an armada of space weaponry and technology for the near-term and in years to come.
An Air Force report sheds light on little-known plans by the U.S. military to develop space-based weapons. Some analysts fear the effort could spark a new arms race.
Theresa Hitchens parses the language in U.S. defense budgets and research plans to conclude that while space weapons may be "difficult to precisely define or even categorize" they are definitely "being actively researched and planned as a part of a future U.S. arsenal."
Among top-priority Air Force missions, controlling space is fast becoming as important as controlling the air. With a mounting sense of urgency, the service has set out to sharpen and broaden its situational awareness in space, and to make itself far more capable of protecting and defending U.S. satellites.
The largest US military and space-related programs are behind schedule and over budget, jeopardizing Washington's readiness for its "war on terrorism."
A feature article in Popular Science on the Pentagon's plans to develop space weapons. Focuses more on the variety of space weapons and the valuable military and commercial space resources they will be protecting.
A new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute argues that the United States rules outer space but a number of other countries are beginning to gain ground at the risk of an arms race in space.
A new report from the Rand corporation reviews the potential advantages and disadvantages of a range of space weapons including anti-satellite lasers, diorected energy weapons ("thunder rods"), and even the possibility of using earth-crossing asteroids as weapons of mass destruction.