The U.S. already has a counter-space strategy that is different from the kinetic method employed recently by the Chinese, according to knowledgeable space experts and former intelligence officials. They say the United States has adopted a method that relies on spy satellites' most vulnerable aspect: the need for constant housekeeping from the ground.
NASA officials say the space agency is capable of finding nearly all the asteroids that might pose a devastating hit to Earth, but there isn't enough money to pay for the task so it won't get done.
Scientists are questioning the safety of a "Star Wars"-style ray gun due to be deployed in Iraq for riot control next year. The Active Denial System weapon, classified as “less lethal” by the Pentagon, fires a 95-gigahertz microwave beam at rioters to cause heating and intolerable pain in less than five seconds.
A Russian arms control expert argues that the U.S. weaponization of space is unlikely because "are too many technological and scientific problems to put such a plan in action."
James Oberg discusses Russia's recent loss of an advanced spy satellite, their frantic search for the crash site, and the impact of this loss for Russian intelligence and early warning systems.
The United States will seek international help in tracking shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles that have increasingly fallen into terrorist hands and now represent a significant threat to commercial aircraft according to a Department of Homeland Security official.
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.
U.S. government officials as well as Iranian Americans and communications satellite operators confirm that all U.S.-based satellite broadcasts to Iran are being jammed by an unknown group or individual, possibly Iranian agents operating out of Latin America.
Alan Boyle examines the practical and legal barriers against using unmanned aerial vehicles for domestic surveillance in the U.S.
An overview of the military threat to the U.S. satellite infrastructure.