News; Nation/World; New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit May 17, 2024 Updated Sat., May 18, 2024 at 11:12 p.m. This picture taken December 26, 2011, shows the Pentagon ...

WASHINGTON—More than three decades ago, Michael Griffin was at the center of the military’s “Star Wars” initiative, working to realize President Ronald Reagan’s dream of shielding the ...

Mikhail Gorbachev (left, signing an arms treaty with Ronald Reagan in 1987) publicly opposed space weapons, even as the Soviet Union’s prototype laser satellite (painted black) sat on the launch ...

News; Sci/Tech; New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit Sat., May 18, 2024 The X-37B orbital test vehicle lands after the conclusion of its sixth successful mission. (U.S ...

More than three decades ago, Michael D. Griffin was at the center of the military’s “Star Wars” initiative, ... Iceland, that missile defense was something Moscow would struggle to counter. ...

New Star Wars Plan: Pentagon Rushes to Counter Threats ... space by expanding the range of offensive capabilities — a far cry from the never-built 1980s-era Strategic Defense Initiative ...

New star wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats ... But Defense Department officials have increasingly acknowledged that the initiative reflects a major shift in military operations as ...