Space Security

This is the V Force, designed to carry out nuclear strikes on every Russian city with over 100,000 people in it in the event of WW3. How did the UK decide its target plans, and how did it plan to defeat Russia in war? Long PSL thread on early British nuclear war plans.

New particle accelerators can turn nuclear waste into electricity, and cut the radioactive lifetime by 99.7% by converting radioactive isotopes via neutron bombardment This could recycle the entire US commercial used nuclear fuel stockpile in 30 years interestingengineering.com/energy/us-tech…

Pakistan successfully launched its second indigenous electro-optical satellite, PRSC-EO2, on February 12, 2026. Developed by SUPARCO, the satellite aims to enhance the country’s Earth observation and high-resolution imaging capabilities. The launch took place from a sea-based platform in China.

@VSamson_DC @TimFernholz @TechCrunch China have already started doing this

This article by @TimFernholz is by far the best explainer on this issue that I've read and I've had to read a lot of these articles lately Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal techcrunch.com/2026/02/11/why… via @techcrunch

Hypersonica, an Anglo-German defence start-up developing what it describes as a sovereign European hypersonic strike capability, has completed its first successful hypersonic test flight in Norway. Click image for more. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/europes-first-…

@edwardstrngr @Apple I just updated yesterday- I will keep a watch out for this!

Has anyone else who uses the latest versions of @Apple iOS and its word-processors noticed that it now feels as if you are fighting another author working on the same document but with a very different vocabulary?

On this day in 1972, Apollo 17, the last crewed lunar landing mission of the Apollo program, landed on the Moon in the valley of Taurus-Littrow. More on Apollo 17: s.si.edu/31ynOVK

English Press Release: global.honda/en/topics/2025…

The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee is set to advance three key bills aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia, Axios reports. The proposals include designating Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for abducting Ukrainian children, sanctioning China for supporting Russia’s military industry, and transferring frozen Russian assets to Ukraine every 90 days.

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Fantastic that ⁦@Astro_Jeremy⁩ and the Canadian flag will be orbiting the Moon! Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February - BBC News apple.news/APhmop9WRR_aQQ…

Alongside @US_SpaceCom, we have delivered the first UK-US operation in space, as part of a Multinational Force – Operation Olympic Defender. ​ A US satellite moved closely to SKYNET 5A, a UK communications satellite, to make sure it was operating in orbit as intended.​ 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

ICEYE uruchamia ISR Cell — system dostarczania taktycznych danych wywiadowczych z kosmosu w dowolne miejsce @iceye_global zbiam.pl/iceye-uruchami…

I enjoyed speaking to @NewHumanist and Niki Seth-Smith about the growing competition in space!

Huitong has started referring to these drones as "Type-X," which could serve as a helpful initial overview for their designation.🤔 No. 1 or Type A: ... not yet seen uncovered

🇨🇳 China's new YJ-17 missile: Type: Hypersonic Missile Speed: Mach 8 Warhead: 1,100lb Range: 746miles Platform: Air and Submarine Find out more ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

NASA Astronaut on ISS caught this sprite over Mexico and the U.S., this morning

An impressive strike - Russia confirms Su-34 losses in drone strike defence-blog.com/russia-confirm…

We saw the reports on the leaked DIA report, and have a few comments.  The aspects raised are addressing a narrow question, albeit an important one, namely how quickly could Iran make a nuclear weapon in a worst case assessment post-attack.  With residual stocks of 60 percent and hidden centrifuges, Iran retains an ability to breakout and produce weapon-grade uranium.  We agree, but this is an on-going process, where it is necessary to continue hunting down these items or make a deal where Iran has to give them up.  But the situation is dynamic and not static. One change today, after the completion of the DIA report, is intelligence evidence that more enriched uranium stocks are in the rubble than believed just yesterday. Considering the damage to Iran's three known enrichment facilities, the destruction of Iran's centrifuge manufacturing capabilities, its uranium conversion facility, uranium metal production plant, and other facilities involved in its nuclear weaponization process, reconstituting these capabilities will take significant time, investment, and energy to return to its previous state before the war or build nuclear weapons.  Iran has likely lost close to 20,000 centrifuges at Natanz and Fordow, creating a major bottleneck in any reconstitution effort.  Moreover, there has been considerable damage to Iran’s ability to build the nuclear weapon itself. Further complicating matters for Iran, the country is under intense scrutiny and observation from the United States and Israel.  Any major effort to reconstitute its capabilities may well be met with further strikes.   More analysis and information will be required to completely ascertain the true state of Iran's enrichment and other nuclear capabilities. But to reduce what has happened to a worst case assessment, while it has value, is misleading to say the least.

ON GRAND STRATEGY: A TransDisciplinary Analysis of its Interplay with Human Nature, National Security and Strategic Culture 1/6 In my latest article for @apa_blog I provide a #transdisciplinary analysis of #GrandStrategy and its interplay with #HumanNature, #NationalSecurity and #StrategicCulture. I make the case that transdisciplinary frameworks such as #SymbioticRealism, #MetaGeopolitics & #SustainableHistoryTheory, a non-speculative understanding of #HumanNature ( #EmotionalAmoralEgoism) & #FiveInnateMotivations (#NeuroP5), Provide us with a uniquely powerful lens for understanding the drivers behind national security strategies and policies. blog.apaonline.org/2025/04/17/on-…