The rising threat of missile proliferation

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The threat of a missile attack exists in the US, but the government is indifferent to building up a defense system and focuses more on strategies of revenge. Nearly 26 states, including developing ones, possess ballistic missiles of different ranges. The Third World states also possess chemical and biological weapons and have access to information on developing weapons of mass destruction through on-line services. The employment of Russian scientists in developing countries, smuggling of nuclear material, and sale of weapons technology by Russia and China have worsened the situation.

United States, Developing countries, Ballistic missile defenses, Strategic aspects

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The U.S. space program in the post-Cold War era

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The need to revamp the U.S. space program and privatize the space transportation facilities has been brought to the notice of the policymakers. The space research and development policy that was pursued by the government until the end of the Cold War have been altered by the bureaucracy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Non-military space activity is not feasible from the point of view of national security. Methods of harnessing space energy for commercial use on Earth must also be developed.

Research, Astronautics and state, Space policy, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Getting from earth into space

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The time has come for the US to focus on designing and building space vehicles that can carry passengers, other than astronauts, into space. Up to this point, there has been too much emphasis on scientific research, telecommunications and specialized payloads subsidized by commercial enterprise. The end of the Cold War is one reason the US can direct its resources to consumer space travel. In 1990, the Space Transportation Association was created to develop this industry.

Innovations, Space flight, Space transportation

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