Space Security Program
The Space Security Program's goals are to: increase public awareness about the dangerous consequences of flight testing and deploying space weapons; provide policy makers, legislators, negotiators, and NGOs with information to construct wise space security choices; offer a pragmatic alternative to space weapons. READ MORE »
Current Research
Code of Conduct »
Currently, the United States and other nations endorse and practice codes of appropriate conduct at sea, on the ground, and in the air. A code of conduct for responsible space-faring nations also makes sense at a time when military, commercial, and exploratory activities in space are growing significantly.
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Space Assurance »
To ensure the continued preservation and growth of space capabilities, nations would be well served by adopting a comprehensive strategy to ensure the safety and security of life-saving satellites. Our research focuses on ways a strategy of space assurance might be conceived and implemented.
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Space Diplomacy »
Diplomacy can establish norms that are in the net national security interests of the United States because they clarify responsible behavior and facilitate responses to irresponsible behavior.
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