The WACMB + OLLI World Affairs Discussion Group will meet on Tuesday September 3rd at 4:00 pm by Zoom. The discussion topic will be Russia and the United States in Space: Conflict or Cooperation? based on the WACMB dinner lecture of August 27 by Colonel William McArthur.
Some believe that space exploration over the next few decades will change the face of global politics. Already competition between the United States, China, and Russia in space is having consequences for us here on Earth. In March of this year the U.S. House Intelligence Committee became alarmed when they discovered that Russia was developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon potentially armed with a nuclear warhead. Space is central to our communications, economics and military strategy, and increasingly important to international relations.
Colonel William McArthur is a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions and one expedition to the International Space Station via the Russian Soyuz capsule, logging 224 days in space. He discussed the evolution of cooperation in human spaceflight, the new space race, the key players and their goals, and the prospects for fostering collaboration rather than conflict.
If you are interested and have never attended this Discussion Group, just send a request to discussiongroup@wacmb.org to receive log-in information and related study materials.
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