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Photograph of the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test explosion on July 9, 1962. Credit: U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Bind Russia to a new arms control treaty to ban nuclear weapons in space

Imagine strolling down the streets on a peaceful night in Honolulu and breathing in the fresh salt sea air. Feel the tiny detonation of air pressure as an orange glow […]

by Kendall Marston November 7, 2024November 6, 2024

Russian nukes in space: Why a Cold War response will only make it worse

by Charles Beames August 15, 2024August 15, 2024

An AI-generated scene of orbital destruction raining down. Image generated by the author using DALL-E.

Russia’s nuclear threat to space is worse than a “Cuban Missile Crisis in space”

by Daniel Duchaine July 9, 2024July 5, 2024

Russian spy satellite reportedly continues suspicious maneuvers

by Sandra Erwin June 27, 2024June 27, 2024

U.S. Space Command ready for potential Russian satellite attack, general says

by Sandra Erwin June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

Policy & Politics

House Intelligence chair blasts White House over Russia’s space nuke threat

by Sandra Erwin June 20, 2024June 20, 2024

A view from the Chang'e-6 lander, showing the golden body of the spacecraft in the foreground, the impression of a landing leg in the lunar regolith, a relatively smooth lunar surface, and distant peaks and rim of Apollo crater against a black backdrop.

Policy & Politics

ESA-China moon cooperation could end with Chang’e-6

by Andrew Jones June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

Pentagon working with SpaceX to cut off Russian military’s illicit use of Starlink internet

by Sandra Erwin May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Robert Wood

U.S. claims recently launched Russian satellite is an ASAT

by Jeff Foust May 21, 2024May 21, 2024

Defense space policy chief calls Russia’s space nuke threat “a thing apart”

by Sandra Erwin May 10, 2024May 10, 2024