Igor Moric / Arms Control TodayJun 18, 2025
The fantasy of a national missile defense comes at a remarkably high cost, with little reason to believe it would even work. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
Stavroula Pabst / Responsible StatecraftJan 24, 2025
Leadership is pushing for more resources in an increasingly militarized space domain, where the skies, it seems, are no limit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ben Chiacchia / Responsible StatecraftSep 12, 2024
The U.S. withdrawal from the ABM Treaty led to a proliferation boom in anti-satellite weapons, putting both military and civilian infrastructure in peril. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
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Mark Fiore / TruthdigJan 9, 2020
Even though we’re focused on Iran right now, I took a look into the newly-created Space Force, which, as it turns out, is a perfect Trump creation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigJan 2, 2020
Legislators have also capitulated to the president’s vast expansion of the territory of war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Paul Street / TruthdigDec 20, 2019
As the U.S. teeters on the brink of fascism, more of the same ineffectual pushback and insincere leadership isn’t going to save the country. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
The Associated PressDec 8, 2019
The measure is included in the National Defense Authorization Act, which would also fund President Trump's proposed Space Force. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAug 29, 2019
The president declares this will preserve American dominance on "the ultimate high ground." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Joshua Cho / FAIRMay 19, 2019
Corporate media seems to buy into the alleged need for yet another military upgrade–this time in outer space! Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR / The Associated PressMay 9, 2019
The former Boeing executive has been leading the Department of Defense as acting secretary since Jan. 1. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jim Hightower / OtherWordsJan 14, 2019
Maintaining our branches of the military on earth costs over $700 billion a year. Donald Trump wants to blast those costs into space. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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