Russian researchers are tracking the malfunctioning U.S. Defense Support Program satellite, DSP-23, out of concern that the it might prove troublesome to other high-value satellites in its populated geocentric orbit. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems, Geostationary Orbit, Space Surveillance. 

The author evaluates a recent Australian Senate Committee report on space policy and laments the lack of attention to military space policy, which he argues is unfortunate because "the further militarisation of space will be an important strategic development in the first half of the 21st century." [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

The U.S. Air Force is asking industry to explore options for quick delivery of a space-based missile warning system, a move which is likely connected to reports that the service's newest ballistic missile warning satellite is failing in orbit. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems. 

Russia is developing missiles designed to avoid being hit by space-based missile defence systems that could be deployed by the United States, a top Russian general was quoted as saying Monday. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Russia. 

A senior U.S. defense official last week cast doubt on the national security value of proposed conventional weapons capable of hitting targets anywhere around the world on short notice. [ Quotes (1) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Long Range Strike Weapons. 

Geoffrey Forden assesses Iran's ICBM development and prospects based on open-source literature and concludes that a realistic estimate of when they could be ready is around 2020 if they have "made the strategic decision to develop an ICBM capability; something that is not a logical consequence of the Safir space launch vehicle development." [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Iran. 

The author warns that a single Iranian nuclear missile could be strategically launched over a dense population and economic center in a way that would devastate the U.S. economically and strategically. He argues for multi-layered space-based missile defense as the most robust solution. [ Quotes (1) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: High Altitude Nuclear Detonation (HAND), Iran, Space-Based Missile Defense. 

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday that U.S. President-elect Barack Obama might be willing to negotiate over Washington's plan to build missile defense installations in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Russian Maj. Gen. Vladimir Dvorkin suggested that U.S. missile defenses could eventually become capable of targeting space-based assets and argued for a treaty limiting space weapons. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Russia. 

Solid leadership and the coordination of resources will enable the United States to retain its leadership in space, Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley said Nov. 21 during the Air Force Association's Global War Symposium in Los Angeles. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: U.S. Air Force. 

A U.S. DSP military satellite used to track enemy missiles stopped working in mid-September, underscoring the urgent need to keep a program for replacement satellites on track, according to defense analysts. [ Quotes (0) ] [ Comments (0) ]

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Keywords: Ballistic Missile Early Warning Systems.