Thanks so much to True Anomaly for having me out to their facility in Colorado to talk about my book "Weapons in Space." I thoroughly enjoyed touring their satellite fabrication facility and seeing some of their space defense projects. It's a very interesting time in the commercial space arena!
This is a declassified 1981 memo from Richard Allen (then national security advisor) about a recent test of the Soviet Union's co-orbital anti-satellite weapon. The Soviets were testing out a new optical sensor for target acquisition.
Declassified 1982 study about improving the survivability of U.S. military and intelligence space systems.
David Holloway's new tome on the international history of nuclear weapons has arrived!
The National Reconnaissance Office has declassified limited details about JUMPSEAT, a Cold War-era signals intelligence satellite program in HEO. www.nro.gov/news-media-f...
I am thrilled to share my new *open access* article in Security Studies, “Other than Law: Legitimizing China’s Nuclear Strategy.” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The U.S. competitive advantage in space depends on infrastructure hosted by allies. @aaronbateman.bsky.social explains the terrestrial space race in the Foreign Policy Essay.
I'm still shocked when people ask, "aren't all archives online now" ... no, far from it. Most of the best stuff is buried away in dusty files in the most unexpected places.
Yes, going back to the Cold War, aligning political and industrial goals in the context of joint defense projects proved to be v. difficult both between the US and Europe and within Europe.
Some of the recently declassified images of the NRO's Cold War-era JUMPSEAT HEO signals intelligence satellite program. lnkd.in/eGym2xBj
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The gap between the increasingly pressing need for European countries to pool their defense efforts and their demonstrated ability/willingness to do so seems... quite wide.
