Juliana Suess
@julianasuess.bsky.social
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Researching Space Security with STAND (Strategic Threat Analysis and Nuclear (Dis-)Order) as part of the International Security team at @swp-berlin.org‬ & Host of ‘War in Space’ podcast 🚀 @rusi.bsky.social‬ Associate Fellow | 🎓 War Studies | Views are mine
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Before engaging with Pyongyang, the US should consider DPRK’s past focus on allied diplomacy, argues Choong-Koo Lee @warontherocks.bsky.social t.ly/xPdyG, while Chang-young Lee suggests South Korea decreases its dependency on the US by expanding its ISR capabilities t.ly/eJ5eh 7/10
Negotiating with North Korea in the Shadow of Great Power Rivalry
The United States and South Korea have converged on the idea of dialogue with North Korea. But can it work? Will it? U.S. President Donald Trump has
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Plummeting ballistic missile interception rates & DIA’s report earlier this summer suggest Russia upgraded Iskander-M mobile systems & Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles to evade Patriot systems by tweaking software for a steeper terminal trajectory, reports @financialtimes.com 3/10
Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences
Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds
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Arianespace signed a contract with Airbus Defence and Space to launch two Airbus-built SATCOMBw Stage 3 satellites, a system for secure military communication for the German Bundeswehr, reports @hartpunkt.bsky.social 2/10
SATCOMBw: Arianespace mit Satellitenstart beauftragt
Der europäische Anbieter von Trägerraketenstarts, Arianespace, hat in der vergangenen Woche einen Vertrag mit Airbus Defence and Space zum Start von zwei
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German Defense Minister Pistorius announced a 35 billion Euro investment plan into space security capabilities - satellite constellations, ground stations, launch & offensive capabilities such as jamming. Germany also aims to become ESA's top contributor, reports #Handelsblatt 2/10
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France’s military & private sector are developing a maneuverable VORTEX spaceplane capable of delivering payload; deploying satellites, sensors within hours or days; recovering critical assets; conducting reconnaissance & acting against threats in orbit, reports @spacenewsinc.bsky.social 5/10
Does Europe need a spaceplane?
Does Europe need a spaceplane?
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One more week, one more round of news & analysis from us at #STAND.

Did you pick up German in the meantime? It's no Star Wars, so I know you have. Listen to @julianasuess.bsky.social & me unpack Trump’s “Golden Dome” for @swp-berlin.org podcast: ambitions, risks & why it's likely wishful thinking.
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🎧Ein paar Gedanken von @liviuhorovitz.bsky.social und mir zu Trumps "Golden Dome" im @swp-berlin.org Podcast

Was genau die Ambitionen und Hürden sind, welche Risiken/Gefahren das Projekt birgt und warum das Ganze momentan nach strategischem Wunschdenken aussieht, gibt es hier zu hören:
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The UN open-ended working group on the prevention of an arms race in outer space is continuing with a two-track structure focusing on legally binding obligations & voluntary measures, a compromise keeping all at the table, write @vsamsondc.bsky.social & @jessicawestphd.bsky.social for CIGI 9/10
Space Security in Geneva: Between Constraint and Convergence
How UN diplomats working to prevent an arms race in outer space are inching forward through duplication, silence and small steps.
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Trump announced that US Space Command would be relocated from Colorado to Alabama, stating that Colorado’s use of mail-in voting—which he called “dishonest elections”—played a role in the decision-making process, reports @politico.com 7/10
Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama
The president criticized Colorado's laws on voting by mail and said they were a factor in his decision.
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The plane bringing EC President von der Leyen earlier this week to Bulgaria was not specifically jammed by Russia, but rather fell victim to routine interference linked to the broader fallout from the war in Ukraine, state the Bulgarian authorities, reports @politico.com 4/10
Bulgaria flip-flops on von der Leyen plane’s GPS glitch
Sofia and Brussels blamed Moscow for the incident earlier this week.
www.politico.eu
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Andøya Space & Rheinmetall Nordic will cooperate to expand civilian & military space operations. The aim is to close gaps in the launch value chain by providing Tactical Responsive Launch capabilities and rapid commercial satellite deployment for Europe, writes @hartpunkt.bsky.social 3/10
Dimension Weltraum: Andøya Space und Rheinmetall wollen kooperieren
Die norwegische Andøya Space und Rheinmetall Nordic AS haben eine Absichtserklärung (Letter of Intent, LOI) unterzeichnet, um gemeinsam die kommerziellen Kapazitäten für zivile und militärische Weltra...
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A great interview with @planet4589.bsky.social is currently available to all (but apparently not for long) @thebulletin.org

"So far, we’ve just been exporting the same panoply of issues that we have on Earth to space. And it’s time that we deal with them, while we have this window of opportunity."
Will the next world war begin in orbit? Jonathan McDowell on strategic competition in space
Jonathan McDowell is a British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who, until two months ago, worked at the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics's Chandra X-ray Center, where he led the grou...
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We've known for some time that the Russian space industry is declining and wrestling with corruption, sanctions, etc.

Now this statement coming out of Energia: they are having difficulty paying wages + delivering the spacecraft. Saying it'll "take a miracle" to save the corp.
Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry
“A significant part of the team has lost motivation and a sense of shared responsibility.”…
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Arms control; long-range fires & Ukraine; Iran’s nuclear program; Starship, Soyuz-5 & China's rockets; DPRK's secret base & more in this week’s STAND newsletter, a project by @swp-intsecurity.bsky.social, on recent news & analyses to better #underSTAND #nuclear #space #deterrence & #threats 1/10
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Russia plans to launch its new Soyuz-5 rocket, cutting reliance on Ukraine by replacing the Zenit-2 booster with a domestic copy, writes @arstechnica.com t.ly/1GQw4, while China is prepping its first attempt to land & reuse rocket stages after launch, says @spacenewsinc.bsky.social t.ly/bqIQ3 7/10
With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependency
Now you Zenit, now you don’t.
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SpaceX’s huge Super Heavy-Starship launched Tuesday, marking success for the most powerful rocket ever built after 3 prior failures. NASA counts on a Starship variant for its planned 2027 moon landing, while SpaceX already has its sights set on Mars, reports @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy 6/10
SpaceX launches giant Super Heavy-Starship rocket on critical test flight
SpaceX launched its huge Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday, chalking up what appeared to be a remarkably successful test flight in the wake of three back-to-back failures​ earlier this year.
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As space operations become more integrated, the US Army introduced the 40 Delta Space Operations Specialist military occupational specialty to understand space-based assets and translate satellite data without the need for external support, writes @spacenewsinc.bsky.social 3/10
From boots to orbits: Army develops space skills amid growing battlefield reliance on satellites
From boots to orbits: Army develops space skills amid growing battlefield reliance on satellites From boots to orbits: Army to develop space skills amid growing battlefield reliance on satellites
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Forte, an Estonian technology & science news website, says it has received detailed information about Russia’s Tobol system, which would be used as part of its strategic electronic warfare network and was suspected to be in Kaliningrad for some time 3/10
Vene saladokumendid pajatavad: kuidas ja mille jaoks töötab Kremli supersegaja Balti riikide piiridel?
Forteni jõudis detailne tehniline ülevaade Venemaa salajasest elektroonilise sõjapidamise süsteemist Tobol, mille mõju ulatub Eesti ja Soome ning NATO satelliitideni välja.
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