In 1914, the vanguard of battle started its slow transition from the trenches and near seas to the clouds. By mid-century, air power placed the Superpowers’ defense in the hands of their air forces. Get ready for the next revolution. The frontlines of strategic deterrence...
Last month, the Japanese canceled on a major US-Japan missile defense project, Aegis Ashore. Japanese officials cited cost and effectiveness as issues driving their decision. The question now is what Japan and the US might do next. Much of the discussion has focused on different...
In the midst of deteriorating security relations between Seoul and Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe recently announced Japan was terminating its joint deployment of a land-based U.S. missile defense system, AEGIS Ashore. Meanwhile, Washington continues to lean on Japan and South Korea to pay...
As we approach the 75th anniversary of Hiroshima’s atomic bombing, the front lines of nuclear deterrence are moving from missile launch sites and air bases on earth to key satellites based in space. Knock out key satellites essential to command, control, communication, and informing military...
Due to no planning at all, a key topic of NPEC’s current research — what U.S. space arms control policy should be — was this year’s national collegiate debate topic. Slightly less accidental is who won the national competition (which includes 80 of the nation’s...
Something to Talk About: Missile Threats against East Asian Reactors As Washington’s strained relations with Beijing and Pyongyang continue to frazzle, it’s unclear how bad things might get. The prospects of war with North Korea or China are still quite distant. It’s certainly very difficult to imagine how a war with...
On March 2nd, the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center and American Bar Association Standing Committee on Law and National Security held the space policy workshop, “Working Smarter with America’s Spacefaring Allies.” The workshop focused on the following questions: How can we work smarter militarily in space...
Panel 1: Coordinating Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Sadanori Ito, Adam Segal, Tarun Chhabra Panel 2: Understanding and Reducing Military Vulnerabilities of Civilian Nuclear Plants Henry Sokolski, Jungmin Kang Panel 3: Making the Case for the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-ROK Security Alliances Eric Heginbotham, Richard Samuels, Thomas...
Earlier, last month, General John Raymond, Chief of Space Command operations, revealed that the Russians had launched a spacecraft that shadowed an important US military satellite. Could the Russians be angling to disable key US and allied space assets? General Raymond would not say but...
On March 16, 2020, NPEC’s Executive Director, Henry Sokolski gave the following lecture at University of California: San Diego. Missile Wars: What’s Coming Since the 1970s, military theorists have predicted wars would be waged with super precise missiles that would penetrate most defenses. Recent successful...
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