President Obama Plans Ban on Weapons in Space: Looks Towards “Diplomacy” For Protecting Our Satellites

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of defining whether a satellite can be a weapon.

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Work on classified projects involving an “active” military response to attacks against U.S. satellites might be halted in favor of more monitoring and passive protection measures, he said. He declined to give any more details.

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The new policy language used by the Obama administration was “impossibly broad,” the official said. It also failed to acknowledge recent work by U.S. officials on guidelines for space debris and conduct by nations active in space. [Read More]