Mar14 Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities Hosted ByHouse Armed Services Committee Watch program director Todd Harrison testify before the House Armed Services Committee on emerging space threats.
View Back to the Moon? Understanding Trump’s Space Policy Directive 1 By Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson PublishedDecember 14, 2017 On December 11, 2017, President Trump amended the 2010 National Space Policy to redirect NASA’s focus to sending Americans back to the Moon.
Dec01 Global Security Forum 2016: Key Decisions for Strategic Space Programs in the Next Administration A forum on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security in the space domain.
Mar22 Space Security: Issues for the New U.S. Administration On March 22, 2017, the Prague Security Studies Institute (PSSI) convened in Washington, DC the fourth conference in its Space Security series, in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). This year’s gathering, entitled “Space Security: Issues for the New U.S. Administration,” provided an opportunity to understand the issues facing the Trump Administration in the space domain.
Oct04 Escalation and Deterrence in the Second Space Age On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first human-made object to orbit the Earth. Precisely 60 years later, space-faring nations face a much different space environment; one that’s more diverse, disruptive, disordered, and dangerous. Today’s space domain presents a number of asymmetries that differ from other domains, creating a deterrence environment with unique policy implications.
View How It Works: Detecting a North Korean Missile Strike on Guam By Todd Harrison, Tom Karako, Thomas G. Roberts PublishedAugust 28, 2017 In August 2017, North Korea threatened to launch four ballistic missiles towards Guam, targeting waters less than 30 kilometers off the island’s coast. How and when would U.S. missile defense forces respond if an attack like this were to take place?
