Does James Bond Have the Answer to a New Russian Space Weapon?

Fiction offers inspiration for countering Moscow’s new anti-satellite weapon

Apr 23, 2024

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Space weapons are coming. It should be no surprise. Around 125 years ago H.G. Wells envisioned this era in his sci-fi novel, War of the Worlds. Recent news of new Russian anti-satellite capabilities makes Wells’ story read like prophecy. Based on the scant public details offered by US intelligence officials and congressional members, who were given acce…

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A guest post by

Robert Wallace

“Robert W. Wallace is the former director of the Office of Technical Service at the Central Intelligence Agency and author of Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs from Communism to al-Qaeda

A guest post by

Danny Biederman

Danny Biederman is author of “The Incredible World of SPY-Fi,” writer/producer of Discovery Channel’s “Hollywood Spytek” & served as an expert James Bond consultant to MGM. His SPY-Fi Exhibit has appeared at the CIA, the Reagan Museum & other venues.