“We may say that we don’t want to, and we stand behind not doing, kinetic debris creating testing, but that does not mean that we should not have that capability,” said Mitchell Institute Senior Fellow for Spacepower Studies Tim Ryan.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Gen. Chance Saltzman as the next, and second, Space Force chief was free of major fireworks — suggesting an easy ‘yea’ vote.
By Theresa Hitchens
Up to now, only Canada and New Zealand have joined the US in unilaterally pledging not to test destructive ASAT missiles, but diplomats expect others to join in.
By Theresa Hitchens
“The space industry is evolving, expanding at an extremely fast pace. As new players come on board the number of risk rises but so does the number of opportunities,” said French Ambassador Philippe Étienne.
By Theresa Hitchens
Though even global rivals had substantive discussions this time, “I imagine that it will start to get spicier,” an allied expert said of the next meeting of the UN group that will focus on threatening behavior by military space operators.
By Theresa Hitchens
“There’s not a lot of detail, but from what there is, there’s no need to hyperventilate,” said Laura Grego, an astrophysicist at MIT.
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Until now, no US administration was willing to do anything formal, even if only making a public pledge, that would tie the military’s hands in any way regarding the use of ASATs.
By Theresa Hitchens
One of the most worrisome trends reported by the Secure World Foundation and Center for Strategic and International Studies is the increase in the number of countries seeking to develop counterspace capabilities.
By Theresa Hitchens
The formal planning meeting adjourned to a private venue after the clock ran out on interpretation services at the Palais de Nations and building management threatened to kill the lights on the diplomatic squabbling.
By Theresa Hitchens
Chiding Russia for its recent ASAT test, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that “from the Defense Department’s perspective, we would like to see all nations agree to refrain from anti-satellite weapons testing that creates debris.”
By Theresa Hitchens
While Russia’s Defense Minister has claimed that debris from the ASAT test doesn’t endanger the US and Russian crew on the ISS, the laws of physics beg to differ.
By Theresa Hitchens
Consensus is forming that the most likely cause of the breakup was a strike by a A-235 / PL-19 Nudol ASAT system
By Theresa Hitchens
A rapid response space capability must be an integral component of the president’s response options to not only deter an adversary, but also to avoid repeating the humiliation of revealed impotence in the face of a threat.
By Charles Beames
America’s adversaries are developing tools to trick or destroy current missile tracking capabilities. It’s time to get back ahead of the curve, writes Christopher Stone of the Mitchell Institute.
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