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Space Weapons

Orbital Weapons Platform

John Geoghegan | Posted 01.27.2013 | Technology
Read More: X-37b, Aviation, Armament, Military, Rockets, Space Weapons, Technology News
John Geoghegan

The problem with new technologies is that it's not always clear how useful they are especially in the beginning. Take, for example, the Air Force's X-37B scheduled for its third blast off. Though still in the experimental stage, it seems to be "operating within its designated parameters."

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Beyond Bayonets and Battleships

Alfred W. McCoy | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics
Read More: Military Power, US Military, Horses and Bayonets, Drone Warfare, Future War, Cyber Warfare, Battleships, Drones, Obama Foreign Policy, Space Weapons, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Alfred W. McCoy

Amid all the post-debate chatter, not a single commentator seemed to have a clue when it came to the profound strategic changes encoded in the president's words. Yet for the past four years, the Obama administration has presided over a technological revolution in defense planning.

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U.S. Space Program: Bomb Anywhere On Earth In 2 Hours

Washington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: NASA Weapons, U.S. Space Program, Space Weapons, Space Wars, Politics News

While wrestling with wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon is preparing weapons to fight the next battle from space, according to information in ...

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