U.S. Space Command

Planning to Defend Against a Nuclear Explosion in Space is Pointless

John Fairlamb, Ph.D. July 23, 2026

Protection from a nuclear explosion in space would be pointless because physics, geography, economics and strategic realities overwhelmingly favor the attacker.

Addressing America’s Military Space Race Vulnerabilities

Andrew E. Harrod April 2, 2025

While Russia seeks Ukraine’s subjugation in Europe and the People’s Republic of China looms as a rising danger to Taiwan across the sea in the Pacific, the military dimensions of space have grown ever more important.

U.S. Space Command

Planning to Defend Against a Nuclear Explosion in Space is Pointless

Addressing America’s Military Space Race Vulnerabilities

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