A New Age of Space Defense
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A New Age of Space Defense

Explainer Video by Anshu Siripurapu, Thamine Nayeem, and Michael Kohler

November 3, 2021 11:00 am (EST)

A New Age of Space Defense
Explainer Video

A handful of countries including China and Russia are breaking new ground in developing space weapons. Does that mean the world is headed for an arms race in space?

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