Defense News.com (subscription) reports that MDA has delayed the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) to early 2006. Victoria Samson wrote a nice summary for the CDI Space Security Update. NFIRE is a risk reduction effort for the space-based interceptor and will integrate a kill vehicle (KV) into the payload. The delay results from the bipartisan …
W. in Space
by | 2004-03-10 | No Comments
Tom Tomorrow has an interesting suggestion about the relationship between W.’s service record (as it were) and his Administration’s enthusiasm for all things space.
Transformational Satellite and Space-Based Radar in Trouble?
by | 2004-03-09 | No Comments
Looks like two major Pentagon satellite programs are facing real trouble on the Hill: Asked about the Transformational Communications Satellite (TSAT) and Space-Based Radar (SBR) programs, Lockheed Martin CEO Vance Coffman told Defense News that “the question will be, how soon can you get the funding behind them? I/’m not betting on a time frame.” …
How many Chinese nuclear weapons?
by | 2004-03-07 | No Comments
Today, I am working on the dissertation chapter about Chinese nuclear deployments. Recent reports by the Council on Foreign Relations, National Resources Defense Council and the International Institute for Strategic Studies (subscription) all describe the People’s Republic of China as the world’s third largest nuclear power, ahead of the British and French, with 400 or …
