Rumors of a Russian space nuke, along with other satellite-targeting weapons, have made geopolitical tensions extend into ...

President Trump’s blueprints to build a space-based missile defense shield could help him push for cuts in atomic weapons arsenals with Russia and other nuclear powers.

Instead, Trump’s order demands the deployment of “space-based interceptors” — a web of satellites, some equipped with lasers. It then calls for the development of another layer of lower-altitude ...

The Trump executive order notes that developing a missile defense system is part of a strategy of “peace through strength.” ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — A California-based startup led by former SpaceX executives announced Jan. 29 it has raised $100 million to ...

Trump's push follows in the footsteps of Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, a scrapped program popularly called "Star ...

The only way to eliminate the threat of nuclear-armed missiles is to negotiate their elimination—not pretend some magic ...

Rumors of a space nuke made geopolitical tensions extend into orbit. Amid an Escalating Arms Race in Space with Russia and ...

For more than 60 years, the military has launched reconnaissance, communications, and missile warning satellites into orbit.

The first Trump administration floated a space weapon concept in March 2018: a neutral particle beam in space. But it ...

Hence, Trump has decided to revive the idea of a comprehensive missile defense system. Space-based weapons will be a key component of boost-phase defense. Intercontinental ballistic missiles have ...