By Karl Grossman, Published by CounterPunch, 3 June 2021 “BACK TO THE FUTURE NASA’S NEW NUCLEAR VISION” was the headline emblazoned on the cover this past month of the leading U.S. aerospace trade publication, Aviation Week & Space Technology. “More than sixty years after the U.S. began serious studies into
From Bruce Gagnon, Published in Organizing Notes, 2 June 2021 Letter from New Zealand requesting support Dear dedicated people of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space,I am so grateful for your work and have read your excellent newsletters which are a vital source of information and
By Jon Henley, European Correspondent, Published by The Guardian, 31 May 2021 Media reports claim US National Security Agency used Danish cables to spy on senior officials Reports that Denmark’s military intelligence agency helped the US to spy on leading European politicians, including the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, have sparked
By Bruce Gagnon, Published in Organizing Notes, 30 May 2021 THAAD, Get out! It benefits US arms corporations but brings tears to Koreans! In mid-March, this year, Lloyd Austin, the US Secretary of Defense, mentioned that it is ‘unacceptable as an alliance’ when he talked about the poor condition of
By Nathan Strout, Published by C4ISRNET, 28 May 2021 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force asked Congress Friday for $17.4 billion in its 2022 budget request, a bold 13 percent increase for the smallest service when overall military spending is expected to be nearly flat. The $2 billion increase is
By Ed Adamczyk, Published by Space War, 28 April 2021 Washington DC (UPI) - The Missile Defense Agency did not meet 2020 goals, with only 62% of deliveries and 22% of interceptor missile tests completed, a report on Wednesday said. While the Government Accountability Office noted that MDA "made progress"
By Jeanne Dailey for AFRL News, Published by Space War, 27 May, 2021 Kirtland AFB NM (AFNS) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon cutting ceremony May 20 to celebrate the opening of its newest facility, the Space Warfighting Operations Research and Development, or SWORD,
By Jacqueline Feldscher, Published by Defense One, 27 May 2021 Private industry is launching at a pace with which the military’s space-surveillance system can’t keep up. Now lawmakers say the Commerce Department’s fix is running late. It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Commerce Department was ordered to start
