Geoffrey Forden

former Weapons Inspector, United Nations

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Research Associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, specializing in Russian and Chinese space systems; former UN weapons inspector

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Yesterday's nuclear test by North Korea got an angry response from the United Nations Security Council, even including China and Russia.

North Korean Missile Test

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Ronald Reagan's space-based missile-defense program died with the Cold War, but satellites are now key to America's military superiority, as our Army, Air Force and Navy -- even the…

Is It Possible to Ban Weapons in Space?

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