Jul 14, 2025
As President Trump has observed, a "Golden Dome" missile shield, drawing inspiration from Israel’s Iron Dome, must be significantly scaled up to meet U.S. and allied needs , which demands both technical excellence and political will.
Jun 23, 2025
There have been advances in technology in the quarter century since my watch as SDI Director , and many worthy accomplishments, but the limitations of stagnating bureaucracies are unchanged.
Jun 10, 2025
With the arrival of the Clinton administration, Defense Secretary (and former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee) Les Aspin took the stars out of star wars and killed all efforts of space-based interceptors
Jun 3, 2025
I have nothing against negotiations, and have spent a major portion of my life doing just that. But I also want protection of all I hold dear by the best defense I can have, and I think they would be space-based, which is key to achieving global coverage.
May 16, 2025
This system is not particularly expensive, especially considering that it uses commercially available technology. It was designed to intercept attacking ballistic missiles during their boost phase, while their rockets are still firing.
May 13, 2025
Spending lots more money simply won't as rapidly achieve Trump's goal as empowering the right team and exploiting what is already available in the commercial sector.
May 6, 2025
Imagine Air Force aircraft able to fly 25 times faster than the speed of sound.Their engines are 20 times lighter than jet engines and they have 100 times fewer parts. The airframe is 10 times lighter and burns liquid natural gas.
Apr 7, 2025
If the Pentagon were to adopt the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) accelerated processes followed over three decades ago, a modern "Brilliant Pebbles" space-based interceptor system could quickly begin countering pending attack scenarios.