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The Next Great Space Debate
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| August 1, 2008 |
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| In a recent article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, CDI Director Theresa Hitchens takes a critical look at this year's annual session of the UN Committee for Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, which ended on June 20 without making key decisions on major security issues that face the global space community. |
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U.S.-Sino "Grand Bargain" in Space
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| August 1, 2008 |
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| Recent events have made Sino-U.S. competition, and even conflict, in space seems increasingly likely. In an article co-authored with David Chen, CDI Director Theresa Hitchens presents the incoming U.S. administration with a bargaining strategy aimed at achieving improved security for U.S. space systems and forestalling an anti-satellite arms race with China. |
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Space Security: An Environmental Approach
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| July 23, 2008 |
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| In a presentation at an event co-sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Space Enterprise Council on July 21, “Can We Keep Space From Becoming a Shooting Gallery?”, CDI Director Theresa Hitchens explained the growing international consensus around a new paradigm for thinking about space based on the concept of “sustainability.” Hitchens argues that by reconsidering the challenges facing global use of space as primarily an environmental issue, new norms for ensuring space security can emerge. |
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The U.S. Air Force's Scary Movie
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| July 11, 2008 |
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| An Air Force TV commercial exaggerated the country’s vulnerability to an anti-satellite attack. In an analysis published in C4ISR Journal, CDI Senior Analyst Victoria Samson examines this issue and suggests a policy shift to start making things right. |
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Victoria Samson
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The Role of Satellite Integration and Dispensation in MIRV Technology
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| April 10, 2008 |
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| Despite some differences, integration of satellites and their orbital dispensation, and integration of multiple warheads and their delivery vehicles are often treated as though they are identical processes. In this analysis CDI Research Assistant Kartik Bommakanti demonstrates the extent to which satellite integration and dispensing capabilities assist in the development of MIRV technology, and argues that concerns of India-U.S. civilian space cooperation leading to India’s development of a MIRV capability are misguided. |
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Kartik Bommakanti
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Space: The Next Realm of Warfare?
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| March 20, 2008 |
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| A recent change of course in the U.S. military's space strategy, along with last year's anti-satellite test by China threaten to signal a new space arms race, explains CDI Director Theresa Hitchens in "Space Wars - Coming to a Sky Near You?" published in the March 2008 issue of Scientific American. |
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Indian Space Launch Vehicles and ICBM
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| February 29, 2008 |
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| Analysts in New Delhi and elsewhere predict that India has intentions to adapt its space launch vehicles to build an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). In this analysis, CDI Research Assistant Kartik Bommakanti looks at the technical and political realities of India’s program and why space launch vehicles cannot be automatically converted into usable ICBMs, even if their technologies could help build one. |
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Shooting down USA-193: A $100 million shot to be followed by even greater political costs
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| February 28, 2008 |
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| The consequences of the Feb. 20, 2008 shoot-down of the errant USA-193 satellite will be felt long after the last bits of debris have burnt up in the atmosphere. In her analysis of the shoot-down, CDI Research Analyst Victoria Samson looks at technicalities of the intercept, as well as the potential political ramifications of the Navy's shot. |
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The Dangers Posed by an Errant Satellite
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| February 19, 2008 |
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| In a new commentary posted on Feb. 15 on the Ploughshares website, CDI Director Theresa Hitchens sheds some light on the controversy surrounding the Pentagon’s plan to shoot down a disabled spy satellite, and the technical and geopolitical risks associated with this move. |
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FY 09 Air Force Space Budget: Modest Increase
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| February 5, 2008 |
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| The U.S. Air Force budget request for fiscal year 2009 (FY 09) includes $11.9 billion for space programs (including research and development, procurement and operations and maintenance) – a modest increase from the FY 08 request of $11.3 billion, according to Air Force officials. Read the overview of the budget request here. |
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