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Nuclear Devices in Space

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflict, Strategic Adversariesasteroid impacts, cislunar, climate catastrophe, colonization, comet deflection, commercialization, DART, fractional orbital bombardment system, industrialization, Joe Buff, light sails, NASA, National Institute for Deterrence Studies. , natural gas extraction, non-explosive nuclear propulsion, nuclear detonations, Nuclear devices, nuclear holocaust, outer space treaty, peaceful nuclear explosion, Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty, planetary defense, Sandia National Laboratories, Scramble for the Skies, Space, Sputnuke, strategic deterrence, UN Security Council, US Atomic Energy Commission

Nuclear Devices in Space

Joe Buff2 Comments

Nuclear devices in space have the potential to prove indispensable tools, ideal for protecting the planet from asteroid impacts. They are, however, currently forbidden, unless the 1967 Outer Space Treaty…

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Is the United States Losing Aerospace Engineers?

Archive, Space Deterrence & Conflictaerospace industry, engineers, jet propulsion, lunar, Mars, Moon, NASA, National Security, OSAM-1, satellite, Space, Space Flight, Space orbit, STEM

Is the United States Losing Aerospace Engineers?

Alexis Schlotterback2 Comments

On February 22, 2024, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York updated its list of labor outcomes by major for college graduates. Surprisingly, the data revealed that aerospace engineering is…

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Congress Must Demand Stronger Leadership from OSD Space Policy

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictASD, congress, defense space strategy, integrated deterrence, LEO, missile defense, NASA, National Space Council, NDAA, OSD, policy, Space, space deterrence, strategic adversaries, USSPACECOM

Congress Must Demand Stronger Leadership from OSD Space Policy

Peter Garretson1 Comment

In 2019, Congress created the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (ASD Space Policy) to elevate space within the Office of the Secretary of Defense and provide…

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Is NASA a National Security Organization?

Archive, Space Deterrence & ConflictApollo, cold war, Cold Warriors, DARPA, Department of Defense, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Luner Landing Program, Mercury, Moon, NASA, North Korea, NRO, Saturn, space deterrence

Is NASA a National Security Organization?

Peter Garretson0 Comments

Is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) a national security organization? The answer matters greatly in the division of labor between government agencies, as well as how NASA should…

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