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Space Wars in Djibouti

The international race to commercialize and militarize space arguably began in earnest when American astronaut Neil Armstrong first stepped onto the moon on July 20th, 1969, uttering his famous phrase, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Now,…

The General Goes to Washington

In American folklore and in our sense of national identity, imagined and real, the principled lone ranger – the Gen. George S. Patton type – has long infused America’s ideal of a hero. You see it in our novels –…

Moldova in the Kremlin’s crosshairs

Moldova has squarely been in the Kremlin’s crosshairs since the outset of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation.’ Ever since 1992, when the Russian army occupied the non-NATO country’s Transnistria region, the Moldovan government has been under tremendous pressure. It bent, then subsequently broke prompting the resignation of…

Fury As Musk’s No.2 Blocks Satellites For Ukrainian Troops

Starlink Satellites Being Turned Off To Block Ukraine From Using Them Militarily.

In The Garden Of Armageddon

The world is now finding itself in the garden of Armageddon – and the gates of hell await.

The Spy Who Duped Me: Chinese Agent Jailed After Unwittingly Boasting About Exploits to Undercover Fed

Chinese Spy Who Became A US Army Reservist and Planned to Infiltrate NASA jailed for eight years.

Ukraine’s Dark Carol of The Satellites

How satellite technology is capturing Russia’s targeting bombing of cultural sites in the Ukraine.

US Regulators Must Help American Satellite Companies Stave Off Growing Threat From China

America’s dominance in space broadband is fast being challenged by China, according to a new study.