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. Stimson's 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. Stimson explores various diplomatic options for enhancing space security, in cluding a code of conduct and a verifiable treaty banning destructive methods against space objects.
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