Japan is actively increasing its role in military space by jointly developing missile defense systems, new generations of military spy satellites, and planning for manned stations on the moon. The author argues that these developments risk igniting an arms race with China.
A new generation of spaced-based surveillance systems is only now starting to overcome years of problems that have slowed their development. Taylor Dinerman describes how these systems can be combined to create an overarching network of satellites that can keep tabs on world events continuously.