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February 21, 2008
| Authors: | Charles D. Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Bruce W. MacDonald |
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Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
Charles D. Ferguson and Bruce W. MacDonald argue that by demonstrating its anti-satellite capability, the U.S. “was stepping briefly across a dangerous threshold, undercutting American and international criticism of China and threatening an arms race in space.”
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January 24, 2008
Essential Documents
Speech
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October 17, 2007
| Author: | Larry Wortzel |
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Must Read
The study gives an overview of China's space warfare and assesses the military implications of a potential conflict with China.
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October 15, 2007
| Speakers: | Matthew Brzezinski, Author, Red Moon Rising: Sputnik and the Hidden Rivalries that Ignited the Space Age; Former Moscow Correspondent, Wall Street Journal Roger Launius, Member, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution; Former Chief Historian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
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| Presider: | Garrick Utley, President, Neil D. Levin Graduate Institute, SUNY |
Video
Matthew Brzezinski, an author and former Wall Street Journal Moscow correspondent, and Roger D. Lanius, a space historian at the Smithsonian Institute, discuss the legacy of Sputnik fifty years after the Soviet satellite’s launch.
See more in Russian Fed., Space, Technology and Foreign Policy
May/June 2007
| Authors: | Bates Gill Martin Kleiber |
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Foreign Affairs Article — Summary
China's recent antisatellite test, which the military conducted while leaving civilian authorities mostly in the dark, raises a disturbing question: Will Beijing's stovepiped bureaucracies prevent China from becoming a reliable global partner?
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February 22, 2007
Daily Analysis
China’s anti-satellite test set off fears of a space arms race, but American plans for space weaponization predate the test.
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January 25, 2007
| Authors: | Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment and Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies |
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Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
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January 22, 2007
| Authors: | Charles D. Ferguson, Philip D. Reed Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Bruce W. MacDonald |
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Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
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January 19, 2007
Daily Analysis
The successful test of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon brought cries of foul from Washington and others.
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Published: December 5, 2006
Podcast
Space policy expert William Martel, associate professor at the Fletcher School and a former member of the Air Force advisory board, discusses the release of the new U.S. National Space Policy.
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