You Can’t Outfox the Fox: Playing Putin's Game

Space Technology and Policy

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Russia wants to put nukes in space. But it looks like it’s now lost control of their demo satellite. That’s good and bad. It means that maybe they’re not ready yet to actually put a real nuclear weapon in space, but it also shows vulnerabilities. Could somebody else hack a satellite weapon in what amounts to a false flag operation? What happens if failsafe measures fail?

Speaking of Russia, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff believes that Russian president Vladimir Putin sees an opportunity for a massive recalibration of the relationship between Russia and the United States for the first time in decades. That makes sense as for the past three and a half decades since the end of the Cold War, American policy has remained largely steadfast: welcoming Russia into the global order but pushing back against its coercive and aggressive actions. For his part, President Trump is willing to overlook some of that coercion and aggression, accepting that it is part and parcel of real…