Well, the Appropriations conference is moving at light speed. We may have a conference agreement as early as next week. For those of you space inclined, here is a summary of the outstanding issues relating to space control and space force projection that need to be resolved.
"Space for Progress" Forum
by | 2004-07-15 | No Comments
Arms Control Wonk will be moderating a panel during the “Space for Progress” Forum on July 22, 2004. Speakers include: Ambassador Jonathan Dean Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Adviser on Global Security Issues. Dr Leonard Weiss Chair of Space Weapons Panel, Federation of American Scientists. Brigadier General Simon P. “Pete” Worden Congressional Fellow, Senator Sam …
Kadish on Missile Defense
by | 2004-07-14 | No Comments
Defense News asked Former MDA Director Ron Kadish “What do you tell critics who say this [missile defense] system will not be effective?” Kadish demurred, saying “I can give answers, and very-well calculated and technical answers, about the effectiveness of these types of systems. But that gives information that would necessarily compromise the system in …
Pekin, Illinois
by | 2004-07-13 | No Comments
Slightly off topic today, but a friend alerted me to a New York Times Magazine feature that used the idiotic xenophobia of my hometown — Pekin, IL — to illustrate the pervasive impact of globalization: China used to be far away, the country at the bottom of the world. Certainly that must be how it …
