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Unchecked Space Arms Race could Spread Globally, Collapsing Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Regime [4241]
Technically Difficult to Verify Ban on Aircraft-based ASAT systems [4242]
Not Technically Possible to Verify Space Assets are not Space Weapons in Deployment and Operational Stage [4243]
Many Difficulties with Trying to Craft Arms Control Agreement against Directed Energy ASATs [4240]
Historically, On-Site Inspections of Space Launch Vehicles have been Ruled as Overly Intrusive and Technically Impractical [4244]
Proposed Russian-Chinese PPWT Treaty does Little to Address Risks from ASAT Weapons [4232]
Now is the Key Time to Determine whether Space will become a New Arena for Conflict [4237]
Navy Conventional Trident Missile is most Effective and Least Risky Conventional Ballistic Missile Option [4236]
Multilateral Treaty Negotiations less likely to Succeed because of Technical Secrecy [4238]
Language of PPWT Treaty is Unclear on the Definition of "Threat" [4233]

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U.S. Space Assets Vital [1132]
U.S. Should be Concerned about Chinese ASAT Test [2581]
Russia is not a Space Power Threat [1325]
Russia is a Space Power Threat [1139]
China is not Developing Anti-Satellite Space Weapons [1327]
Satellite Export Controls Hamper U.S. Economic Competitiveness [2714]
Globalization of Space Services Market makes Unilateral Space Dominance Unlikely [3343]
Space Weapons will be Defeated by Countermeasures [1804]
U.S. Deployment of Space Weapons will Dissuade Other States from Deploying [1262]
India is not a Space Power Threat [1358]

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Space Weapons Could Cause Miscalculation and Accidental War (1161)

The deployment of space weapons could increase the risks of miscalculation and accidental war as any accident or disruption (perhaps caused by space debris or solar flares) would be mistaken as an attack.

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Space Weapons do not Increase Risks of Miscalculation and Accidental War (1427)

The introduction of space weapons will not uniquely increase the risks of miscalculation and accidental war.

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Iran Sends Some Animals, and Some Ambitions, Into Space -- New York Times -- February 4, 2010

In what seemed intended as a display of technological advance, Iran said on Wednesday that it had fired a rocket into space carrying living organisms — a rat, two turtles and worms, according to the state-run Press TV. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: Iran.

U.S. Speeding Up Missile Defenses in Persian Gulf -- David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt -- New York Times -- January 31, 2010

The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four Arab countries, according to administration and military officials. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: Iran, Missile Defense.

Space, Cyberspace Viewed as Likely Battlegrounds for U.S. in 21st Century -- Turner Brinton -- Space News -- January 30, 2010

The United States faces an evolving list of potential adversaries in the 21st century that not only continue to seek weapons of mass destruction, but are honing the skills necessary to wage battle in cyberspace as well as outer space, a panel of national security experts said Jan. 20. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Israel Set to Launch New Spy Satellite -- Jerusalem Post -- January 29, 2010

In an effort to beef up intelligence gathering in the face of Iran’s pursuit of nuclear power, will send a new spy satellite into space in the coming month. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: Israel, Spy Satellites.

Global Asteroid Warning System Needed to Protect Earth -- Space.com -- January 29, 2010

International experts converged on Mexico City this month to discuss the best way to establish a global detection and warning network to monitor potential asteroid threats to all life on Earth. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: Asteroid Defense.

India Targets China's Satellites -- Peter J. Brown -- Asia Times -- January 22, 2010

The goals for India's anti-ballistic missile (ABM) and ballistic missile defense (BMD) programs may be shifting to accommodate an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon more quickly than previously planned, and this could radically alter the agenda of US Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who is currently in the middle of a three-day visit to India. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: India.

U.S. Air Force Urgently Seeks Alternatives to GPS -- Popular Science -- January 20, 2010

The head of the U.S. Air Force said today that the military needs to wean itself off dependence on a GPS network vulnerable to jamming and satellite-killing vehicles. DOD Buzz reports that officials have confirmed that GPS has been "jammed or interfered with recently." [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

Keywords: Global Positioning System (GPS), Satellite Jamming.

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