An article on the progress and potential of nanotechnology. Spotts makes an interesting connection betweeen nanotechnology and genetic engineering, arguing that nanotechnology will allow us to directly modify ourselves with with tiny machines.

The U.S. defense community is planning the weapons and the strategy necessary for a war in space. Critics argue that such preparations are unnecessary and destabilizing.

U.S. missile defense tests risk breaking the ABM Treaty and could force Russia and China to embark on nuclear modernization programs to preserve their deterrent.

The Federation of American Scientists has purchased satellite imagery of a Pakistani Nuclear complex to illustrate the complications private high-resolution satellites will pose for the national security complex.

China expresses oposition to the U.S. propsals for a national missile based defense and a theatre based defense to protect Taiwan.

Recent U.S. food assistance to Russia and North Korea has been based on national security calculations rather than humanitarian concerns.

New satellite images of a Pakistani nuclear facility show how snapshots could be used to influence diplomacy.

The cash-strapped Russian Space Agency is turning to advertisers, from Pepsi shoots aboard mir to Pizza Hut logos to Versace designed space-suits, to finance their efforts.

A growing number of astronomers are asking that people start giving
serious thought to how to deal with the threat of an impact on Earth.

Physicists from around the world are calling for a new linear collider to help answer questions that lie on the frontier of physics and cosmology.