The Atlantic - An interesting article that puts the material discussed here in a different perspective by describing a poorly understood but serious threat to mankind.

The odds that a potentially devastating space rock will hit Earth this century may be as high as one in 10.

So why isn’t NASA trying harder to prevent catastrophe?

And why is the US Air Force interested in working this problem?

Space Review - In the 1960s the US Navy developed the POPPY series of satellites designed to identify the location of Soviet radars and naval vessels. Dwayne Day examines the history of this satellite program, including new information on the role these satellites played in the Cold War.

Economist - Modern American warfare relies on satellites. They make America powerful but also vulnerable, particularly in light of China's new celestial assertiveness

Wired - A year ago, China knocked a weather satellite out of orbit, and threw the international community into panic. Some figured the satellite-killer test was the harbinger of a future war in space -- the kind of conflict that could cripple a tech-dependent United States military. Geoffrey Forden, PhD -- an MIT research associate and a former UN weapons inspector and strategic weapons analyst at the Congressional Budget Office -- examines the possibilities of an all-out Chinese assault on American satellites.

Read all three parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

Space Review - A new maritime strategy document calls for the creation of a multinational network of sensors and communications to enable better cooperation among the world’s navies. Taylor Dinerman examines the role space would play in such a strategy, and the institutional obstacles it faces within the Pentagon.