Stop The Fearmongering Over War In Space: The Sky’s Not Falling, Part 1

Stop The Fearmongering Over War In Space: The Sky’s Not Falling, Part 1
Stop The Fearmongering Over War In Space: The Sky’s Not Falling, Part 1

    Star Wars it ain’t, but the Pentagon is increasingly anxious over threats to its satellites, as we’ve reported frequently in recent years. But in this op-ed, scholars Joan Johnson-Freese and Theresa Hitchens argue that war in space is dangerously overhyped. — the editors In the last two years, we’ve seen rising hysteria over…

Panetta Orders Air Force to Act on F-22 Safety Woes

PENTAGON: Unhappy with the Air Force’s handling of the long-simmering problems with the oxygen system on the most expensive fighter plane in history, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta ordered restrictions on F-22 flights and told the Air Force to speed up its efforts to prevent Raptor pilots from experiencing life-threatening hypoxia in flight. It certainly looks…