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?

China’s anti-satellite test set off fears of a space arms race, but American plans for space weaponization predate the test.

The successful test of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon brought cries of foul from Washington and others.

The Bush administration’s new National Space Policy goes far beyond previous policies in asserting America’s right to put what it wants into orbit, and to deny that right to others.

Listen to Bruce Walter MacDonald, senior director, Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, discuss China's space, counterspace, and satellite programs and their implications for U.S.-China relations.

Inside the petro-fueled naval military buildup you've never heard of: It's Russia versus Iran, with three post-Soviet states -- and trillions of dollars in oil -- in the middle.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discusses the growing threat of rampant proliferation of space weapons technology and highlights the need for international discussions on the potential ramifications of another space race.

The study gives an overview of China's space warfare and assesses the military implications of a potential conflict with China.

The Center for Defense Information analyzes changes in the Bush administration’s policy toward space exploration.

The RAND Corporation evaluates whether U.S. rocket families can fulfill National Security Space launch requirements into 2020.

CDI examines the 2007 defense budget request relating to space weapons and arms control.

Matthew Hoey writes in The Space Review on Military Space Systems: The Road Ahead.

William C. Martel and Toshi Yoshihara explain that "The United States and China are on the threshold of a space race that could radically influence international security." Nevertheless, it is in both countries' interest to cooperate, rather than compete in outer space.

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.”

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.