By Alice Slater, World BEYOND War, 7 February, 2021 The U.S. mission to dominate and control the military use of space has been, historically and at present, a major obstacle to achieving nuclear disarmament and a peaceful path to preserve all life on earth. Reagan rejected Gorbachev’s offer to give
Published in The Nation - 6 February 2021 While the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has disavowed an interest in militarizing space, several members of the alliance, including the US, UK, and France, have oriented themselves toward conflict in the space domain in recent years. The North Atlantic alliance has
Anti-satellite painting by William K. Hartmann By Leonard David, Published in 'Inside Outer Space' - 5 February, 2021 A new report suggests that because the US military edge over prospective opponents is eroding, the United States now needs every advantage it can get. Inflicting surprise on our adversaries is one
Source: Blacklisted News By John Fairlamb Published in The Hill - 4 February 2021 The Biden administration is assembling a deep bench of personnel with experience negotiating arms control agreements and already has agreed with Russia to extend the New Start Treaty. It’s clear the administration intends to initiate another
Kinetic ASATs would create enormous amounts of dangerous space debris. National Space and Intelligence Center image By Theresa Hitchens, Published in Breaking Defense - 2 February, 2021 "The understanding of what deterrence is has been misinterpreted, reinterpreted, run through a ringer, chopped up and turned into a hamburger. I mean,
Trump's official Space Force logo bears a striking resemblance to the Star Trek logo. (Photo: via CNN) By Lindsay Koshgarian, Published in Common Dreams - 2 February, 2021 While the Space Force represents just a small sliver of the Pentagon budget, it is in many ways the poster child for
By Morgane Solignac, Published in Surf - 31 January, 2021 It might have been their first 'post-Trump' protest, but the message remained the same. About 40 people from around New Zealand descended on the Waihopai Valley Spy Base on Saturday for their annual demonstration. Protest organiser Murray Horton summed up
Space Alert No. 40 -Winter-Spring-2021Download
