Although satellites, space launch vehicles, missiles, and drones have been operating for more than a half-century, who has them and uses them as well as how they are used is undergoing a set of major revolutions. Almost all of these systems are now dual-use, even developing nations now own and operate them, and they all are far more lethal militarily and commercially significant than they were even 20 years ago. More important, their lethality and commercial utility are likely to continue to grow.
This article reviewed three major projections of the global space industry by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch and extracted the trands that would significantly impact the design of both the domestic and international space traffic management (STM) schemes. If found […]
NPEC Executive Director and NPEC Board Member publish a new piece in The National Interest, “How to Stop Iran’s Missile Program,” about multilateral options to place limits on the Iranian missile program. Dec 10, 2017 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski and William Tobey How to Stop Iran’s Missile […]
NPEC’s Executive Director and Wohlstetter Public Affairs Fellow publish a new piece in Foreign Affairs, “How to Handle South Korea’s Missile Ambitions.” Nov 06, 2017 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski & Zachary Keck How to Handle South Korea’s Missile Ambitions The United States Should Not Give Seoul a Blank Check By […]
Zachary Keck, NPEC Wohlstetter Public Affairs Fellow, has published two articles about nuclear weapons in South Korea. The first argues that redeploying U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea would have no military utility while also undermining alliance relations. The second one, co-authored with NPEC Research […]
John Batchelor and Gordon Chang interview NPEC’s Executive Director on what might North Korea attack after a U.S. strike on its missles and nuclear sites. Aug 10, 2017 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski
In this op-ed, featured in The Wall Street Journal, NPEC’s Executive Director and Zachary Keck examine the security implications of North Korea’s recent test of a 300-1,000 kilometer range Scud missile with a maneuvering reentry vehicle. The piece analyzes how the further spread of this missile technology […]
Henry Sokolski and Patrick Malone discuss nuclear issues in East Asia. May 23, 2017 AUTHOR: Henry Sokolski and Patrick Malone North Korean threat overview (part 1) North Korea: Spark plug for East Asian troubles (part 2) Is North Korea the biggest nuclear threat we face in […]
The Security Threats Nuclear-Capable Missiles Pose and How to Best Control Them Oct 16, 2014AUTHOR: Alexander SavelyevSavelyev_Nuclear_Capable_Missile_Threats (PDF) 64.61 KB The Security Threats Nuclear-Capable Missiles Pose and How to Best Control Them By Dr. Alexander Savelyev This paper concentrates at nuclear-capable ballistic missiles as the […]
A paper by Nikolai Sokov discussed at NPEC’s meeting, “Securing Nuclear Arsenals for the Next Half Century: What Does History Recommend?” Feb 28, 2012 AUTHOR: Nikolai Sokov Controlling Soviet-Russian Nuclear Weapons in Time of Instability (PDF) 441.81 KB Controlling Soviet/Russian Nuclear Weapons in Time of […]
Jeff Kueter, president of the George C. Marshall Institute presents the importance of investing in missile defense in a world that is inhabited by countries with increasing ballistic missile capabilities. May 10, 2011 AUTHOR: Jeff Kueter Missile Defense Futures_ Appreciating the Role of Defense-Kueter (PDF) […]
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