13
July 2016
Past Event
Space and the Right to Self Defense

Space and the Right to Self Defense

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
July 13, 2016
13
July 2016
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Rebeccah Heinrichs

Fellow, Hudson Institute

Cotton
Tom Cotton

United States Senator, Arkansas

Senator Jon Kyl

Former U.S. Senator from Arizona

General Charles Jacoby Jr.

Former Commander of the U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, U.S. Army (Retired)

On July 13th, Hudson Institute hosted a release event for Space and the Right to Self Defense featuring Senator Tom Cotton, Senator Jon Kyl, and retired Army general Charles Jacoby. Hudson Institute Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs, the study director, moderated the discussion.

For decades, the United States has enjoyed pre-eminent military stature, due in large part to overwhelming technological advantages since World War II. However, the United States has not prioritized maintaining this unrivaled advantage over near-peer competitors like Russia and China, and even rogue states like North Korea and Iran. Investments in missile technology and antisatellite systems have enabled adversarial nations to put critical American targets at risk, from the homeland and deployed forces to space assets.

Hudson Institute hosted a discussion with Senator Kyl and General Jacoby, both members of the study’s Senior Review Group, and Senator Cotton on the study’s recommendation to invest in current missile defense technologies, improve space situational awareness, and move forward on a space-based interceptor layer.

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