Golden Dome: Smart strategy or risky business?

Notional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design StudioNotional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were created in MidJourney, an artificial intelligence tool. Credit: THOR Design StudioNotional depiction of space-based interception. Elements of this illustration were

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The ‘Space Laser’ Wars Have Begun—And America Wants to Be First to Develop the High-Powered Weapons

(Getty Images/iStockphoto) By Matt Berman, Published by Popular Mechanics, 20 March 2025 One of DARPA’s concerns is that Russia has allegedly developed a nuclear space-based, anti-satellite weapon that may be capable of blinding hundreds of satellites. DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that

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Space Force Chief “Enamored By Systems That Deny, Disrupt, And Degrade” Satellites

Image by Getty / Futurism By Thomas Newdick, Published by The War Zone, 11 March 2025 Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman alluded to the kinds of counter-space capabilities that the U.S. Space Force is now prioritizing. he U.S. Space Force’s top officer has provided an unusually detailed description

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The Pentagon is recruiting Elon Musk to help them win a Nuclear War

Few figures in contemporary politics represent the ugliness of unleashed capitalism better than Musk. A flamboyant buffoon, in some ways, but also lethal (Granville Post) By Alan Macleod,Published by the Granville Post, 23 February 2025 Donald Trump has announced his intention to build a gigantic anti-ballistic missile system to counter

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Space as a Gray Zone: The Future of Orbital Warfare

Image: NASA By Alan T. Dugger, Published by Modern War Institute, 14 February 2025 For as long as humans have waged war, controlling the high ground has meant controlling the fight. From ancient hilltop fortresses to the elevated positions that dictated victory in modern battles, elevation offered a point from

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