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Site Last Modified: July 16, 2009
 With the United States now contemplating space-based weapons as part of its high-priority missile defense architecture, the future of space is nearing a crossroads: will the 50-year tradition of international cooperation and space sanctuary prevail; or, will the fear of military and/or economic domination drive nations to compete aggressively for primacy in the ultimate "high ground"? CDI's new Space Security Project is designed to highlight the strategic, political, technical and economic questions surrounding the potential weaponization of space through analyses, news and useful data for policy-makers, media and others interested in this critical international security issue. The project also aims to heighten the transparency of the often-murky subject of cyberspace, which has become linked to space, as officials worry that attacks on one may occur through the other.
This program is sponsored by the Secure World Foundation and Ploughshares Fund.
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New Updated Timeline of North Korea's Missile Flight Tests
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July 16, 2009 |
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| CDI Research Assistant Jenny Shin presents the latest chronology of North Korea's missile testing history.
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Author(s):
Jenny Shin
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The Folly of Overreaction to North Korea
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March 23, 2009 |
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| The recent speculation and hasty conclusions drawn from North Korea's preparation for another ballistic missile launch are lacking in analysis of the fact that the DPRK already possesses other missiles in its arsenal capable of reaching South Korea and Japan, explains CDI Senior Analyst Victoria Samson in the March 18, 2009 issue of the Rome News-Tribune. |
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Victoria Samson
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Obama Administration Needs to Direct Oversight in Space Policy and Spending
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March 18, 2009 |
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| The vast growth in space budgets should be monitored and re-assessed by Obama and his policy advisers, explain CDI Senior Analyst Victoria Samson and Laura Peterson in a March 16, 2009 commentary in Space News. |
| Author(s):
Victoria Samson
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Space Security Update #1: March 11, 2009
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March 11, 2009 |
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| Russia Reportedly Building Anti-Satellite Weapons • China Achieves First Moon Impact with Lunar Probe • STRATCOM Chief Says No Debris Remains from U.S. Satellite Shootdown • China Wins Deal to Launch Satellite for France’s Eutelsat • North Korea Plans for a Satellite Launch • Iran to Send First Iranian Man into Space by 2021 • U.S. and Russian Satellites Collide in Space • Iran Launches Its First Indigenous Satellite into Orbit • A Joint Euro-Indian Telecommunications Satellite Fails in Orbit • White House Calls for a Worldwide Space Weapons Ban • Astra5A Commercial Satellite Drifting Out of Control • SMDC Chief Says Assets in Space Must Be Defended • Air Force Plans Major Developments for Advanced Space Capabilities
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| Author(s):
Jenny Shin
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New DOD Report on "Air Force Programs" Released
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January 28, 2009 |
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| The new financial year 2008 report by the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation titled, "Air Force Programs," is now available.
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| Author(s):
Victoria Samson
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Space Security Update #7: Oct. 10, 2008
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October 29, 2008 |
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| No Separate Command For AFCYBER • It’s Official: Galileo Can Have Military Users • U.S. Seeking Out Cyber Warriors • Fourth SBIRS Satellite to be Bought • Israel Hoping for Commercial Funding for Its Milsat Programs • TSAT Delayed, Again • SpaceX’s Falcon I Goes Into Orbit • Chinese Astronauts Successfully Perform Spacewalk • Cuba and Venezuela May Join GLONASS • U.S. in Need of Official Space Strategy • India’s Space Program Blasting Off • DoD Decides to Acquire Two Commercial-Class Spy Satellites • Future of the New Cyber Command Uncertain • Leery of the Millennials?
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| Author(s):
Beau Rizzo
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Victoria Samson
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New GAO Report: "Space Acquisitions: DOD's Goals for Resolving Space Based Infrared System Software Problems are Ambitious"
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October 21, 2008 |
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| The report "Space Acquisistions: DOD's Goals for Resolving Space Based Infrared System Software Problems are Ambitious" was published on Sept. 30, 2008. |
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House Report: "Report on Challenges and Recommendations for United States Overhead Architecture"
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October 8, 2008 |
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| The House Intelligence Committee report number 110-914, "Report on Challenges and Recommendations for United States Overhead Architecture," was released on Oct. 3, 2008. |
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How Safe is Space? New Study Spotlights Anti-Satellite and Space Debris Risks
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September 22, 2008 |
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| Anti-satellite weapons and space debris are increasing threats to the security of outer space, according to a study from the just released Space Security 2008. This annual report, issued on Sept. 21, 2008 by Project Ploughshares, details trends and developments in space from the previous year. |
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Space Security Update #6: Sept. 5, 2008
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September 5, 2008 |
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| Simplified Model Used for NASA Study on USA-193 • Allard Commission Calls for Combining Black, White Space • Unmanned Spaceplane to be Launched in December • Robotic Arm Delivered for DARPA’s FREND Program • Marines in Space? • Iran Launches Two-Stage Rocket • ITAR Strangling U • Orbit Adjusted for International Space Station • New Air Force Cyber Command Leader Reassigned • Japan Now Allowed to Use Space for Defensive Purposes • Russia’s War with Georgia Included Cyber Attacks • U.S. Seeking Space Radar • India Advances Satellite Navigation System • India’s Lunar Expedition Delayed • China Reported to Plan Next Manned Space Flight This Month • Venezuela to Launch First Satellite |
| Author(s):
Chelsea Dilley
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Victoria Samson
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