June 2022
Military space – how worried should we be?
...normalisation of the narrative, starting with Star Wars in 1980s, but now most evident with dedicated ‘Space Forces’ In desegregating military space, it is helpful to look at those countries that have full-spectrum military programmes; those that are...
November 2018
Why we should not assume that war in space is ‘inevitable’
... Trump announced at the beginning of the summer that he had directed the United States Defense Department to create a ‘Space Force’ as the sixth branch of the US military. The President explained that: “We are going to have the Air...
16 December 2020
Russian anti-satellite missile test troubles US Space Command
...2018, Russia’s President Putin announced the development of a ground-based laser system for use by the Russian Space Forces, which the Russian military acknowledged as a "combat laser system”. The US says this pattern of behaviour would be considered...
09 April 2019
US space chiefs justify ambitious exploration plans
...The Defense Department wants to create a joint-service military command, US Space Command; a Space Development Agency to continue developing technology; and a new Space Force branch of the US military. “Just as we developed the US Navy to ensure free...
25 November 2019
NATO recognises space as a new operational domain
... alliance said the Secretary General, adding that there is no intention to put weapons into space or to develop its own space-based capabilities. "Making space an operational domain will help us ensure that all aspects are taken into account...
April 2019
Is a military space force justified?
...-based system to govern relations between countries and peacefully resolve disputes. The creation of a space force as a combat fighting force with outer space, the Moon and other celestial bodies as potential battlegrounds is fraught with danger and...
