On January 22, 2018, the Stimson Center and the Secure World Foundation (SWF) partnered to host a roundtable discussion on the relationship between space insurance and incentivizing responsible behavior in space operations. The goal of this event was t …
It’s one thing to prepare for the eventuality of warfare in space. It’s another to assert that space warfare is inevitable. Many have predicted this since the launch of Sputnik, and all have been proven wrong—so far. The task before us isn’t just to ac …
U.S. satellites may be vulnerable to attacks that could make our whole way of fighting war riskier, according to experts. “Every major space-faring nation that can track a satellite and launch into outer space has the means to mess up a satellite,” sai …
The United States military’s ability to conduct wars around the globe and its intelligence gathering and communication satellites could be open for attacks from other top superpowers like China and Russia, space experts said in a report published Wedne …
It’s the first day of a war between the world’s largest military powers. -snip- “If the Chinese want to go to war in space, I think what you’re talking about in the end is World War III,” Michael Krepon, co-founder of the Stimson Center, a D.C. think t …
By Michael Krepon: President Dwight D. Eisenhower had a decision to make after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. He could accept the Kremlin’s right to traverse space above the United States or resolve to deny this form of intelligence gath …
With the Republican Party in tear-down mode, it’s no surprise that demolition efforts on Capitol Hill have extended to the Open Skies Treaty, which has impeccable Republican lineage. Nor is it a surprise that the demolition crew has gotten an assist fr …
The 2016 presidential campaign has inspired discussion of plenty of scary foreign-policy scenarios, from ISIS attacks to cyber warfare. But at a Feb. 3 town hall in Manchester, N.H., Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio offered one we had …
“The Martian” is a box office hit because it fits the tenor of the times. The film is a perfect reflection of the anti-politics-as-usual mood of the U.S. electorate and our craving for genuine heroes. Supporters of presidential candidates Donald Trump …
“The Martian” is a box office hit because it fits the tenor of the times. The film is a perfect reflection of the anti-politics-as-usual mood of the U.S. electorate and our craving for genuine heroes. Supporters of presidential candidates Donald Trump …
On January 11, 2007, with no warning, China’s military fired a ballistic missile at one of the country’s weather satellites and blew it to bits. China’s first test of an antisatellite weapon made a mess: tens of thousands of metal shards now litter low …
While science fiction fans eagerly await the upcoming new Star Wars movie, a very real war for space may be brewing down here on Earth. Tensions are reaching new heights between America, Russia, and China over threats to satellites in outer space. Chin …
The world’s most worrisome military flashpoint is arguably not in the Strait of Taiwan, the Korean Peninsula, Iran, Israel, Kashmir or Ukraine. In fact, it cannot be located on any map of Earth, even though it is very easy to find. To see it, just look …
At the end of June, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, in the course of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, agreed to establish “regular bilateral government consultations on civil space cooperation. …
At the end of June, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, in the course of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue, agreed to establish “regular bilateral government consultations on civil space cooperation. …
In 1962, U.S. president John F. Kennedy was in a bind. He was eager to negotiate a nuclear test ban with the Soviet Union. But the Soviets had recently shattered a three-year test moratorium and now Kennedy was under pressure to respond with a display …
The European Union’s International Code of Conduct for responsible space-faring nations got mugged on the Lower East Side during the week of August 27th. The crime, which went unreported, occurred at the United Nations. The ringleaders were Russia and …
The terms of the Iran deal are settled. Iran will have to reduce its stockpile of enriched uranium by 98 percent and take two-thirds of its centrifuges off-line. It will ship out all spent fuel, which could be used to make plutonium cores for weapons, …
The ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan in November 2003 is now unrecognizable, with firing growing steadily since late 2012. Monday’s attack on a police station in the Punjabi town of Gurdaspur, signals a new uptick in violence. The …
How much has the Republican Party on Capitol Hill lost its equilibrium? Just hear the histrionics about the Iran deal – a deal which has the unanimous support of the UN Security Council and every U.S. ally and friend around the world save one: the Gove …
The United Nations Security Council votes on Monday [July 17] on the Iranian nuclear limitation agreement. The timing of this resolution-well before the Congress votes up or down in mid-September- has been met with a wave of indignation on Capitol Hill …
A “free” vote on Capitol Hill is one without negative consequences. Republicans and Democrats can line up with party activists and showboat without risk because they will be unsuccessful. Hard decisions can be sidestepped and political posturing is eas …
Deterrence of unwanted actions in space is linked to deterrence in the nuclear and cyber domains. Of the three, mechanisms for deterrence against nuclear attack are most highly developed. Space deterrence mechanisms are a work in progress. …
Featured speaker: Madelyn Creedon, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global and Strategic Affairs Moderator: Michael Krepon, Stimson Co-founder/Senior Associate and Director of the Space Security program Assistant Secretary of Defense for Globa …
Published March 27, 2015 / Held September 17, 2013
For Immediate Release March 24, 2015 Contact: Jim Baird: 202.478.3413, [email protected] (Washington, D.C.) Stimson Center Co-Founder Michael Krepon received a lifetime achievement award from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace today for hi …
The space debris problem continues to grow as diplomats move at a snail’s pace to take remedial steps. Every piece of space debris about the size of a marble is a lethal weapon, traveling with the approximate energy of a one-ton safe dropped from a fiv …