Space Security

Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow in Newsweek

By Didi Kirsten Tatlow

On December 18th, 2024, Global China Hub nonresident senior fellow Didi Kirsten Tatlow published a piece in Newsweek on the Espacio Lejano Station, a new PRC-operated space observatory in Argentina’s Patagonia Desert, and its dual-use implications.

Eftimiades quoted in VOA News on Chinese space exploration plans

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, October 23, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was quoted in an article for Voice of America (VOA) News on China's plans for future space exploration missions.

Chilton in Air & Space Forces Magazine on advancing US counterspace capabilities

By Atlantic Council

On September 18, Forward Defense distinguished fellow General Kevin Chilton, USAF (ret.) spoke with Air & Space Forces Magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Tobias Naegele about the need for the United States to develop advanced counterspace capabilities. During the recorded conversation, Chilton argued that these capabilities are necessary in order to pose a credible threat to adversary space […]

Hays and Massa in Forbes on the risk of a Russian nuclear detonation in space

By Atlantic Council

On July 21, Mark Massa and Peter Hays were quoted in Forbes on nuclear threats to space, drawing from a recent Forward Defense report

McCue quoted in the Economist regarding the damage of a potential Russian nuclear detonation in orbit

By Atlantic Council

On June 27, 2024, Forward Defense Visiting Senior Fellow Lieutenant Colonel James McCue was quoted in an article from the Economist regarding the damage a Russian nuclear detonation in orbit would cause. McCue stated that the result of such a detonation would be "satellite Armageddon."

Agachi in Defense News on NATO space policy

By Anca Agachi

On June 4, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident fellow Anca Agachi wrote an article in Defense News on NATO’s space policy and the importance of space for allied security.

Starling-Daniels and Massa quoted in Air and Space Forces Magazine article titled “SDA Director: Launching a Nuclear Weapon in Space Would Be ‘Attack on the World'”

In 2024, Forward Defense director Clementine Starling-Daniels and deputy director Mark Massa were quoted in Air and Space Forces Magazine in an article titled “Launching a Near Weapon in Space Would Be ‘Attack on the World.'” The article addresses reports that Russia is developing a space-based nuclear weapon.