What do Americans really think about conflict with nuclear North Korea? The answer is both reassuring and disturbing
A survey shows that a large hawkish minority lurks within the US ...
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July 2019
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The focus of US military efforts in outer space should be … arms control
Should the United States create a separate (i.e. sixth) military service, or ...
A “Star Wars” sequel? The allure of directed energy for space weapons
Are new actors merely making the same Reagan-era mistakes again, in an ...
What really went wrong at WIPP: An insider’s view of two accidents at the only US underground nuclear waste repository
A deep look at larger problems with the Energy Department and its ...
Marshall Shepherd: Connecting atmospheric science and society
Meteorologist and professor J. Marshall Shepherd talks about why climate literacy remains ...
The existential threat from cyber-enabled information warfare
Corruption of the information ecosystem poses the possibility of a global information ...
Arms control in outer space: The Russian angle, and a possible way forward
The United States and Russia have an obvious common interest in strictly ...
Anti-satellite warfare and the case for an alternative draft treaty for space security
A two-step approach toward space arms control: the development and adoption of ...
The Outer Space Treaty and the weaponization of space
Can international law – specifically, amending the Outer Space Treaty – offer ...
Why Star Wars should remain a cinematic fantasy
As major powers race to build military services dedicated to space operations, ...
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