Arch rivals India and Pakistan—both with nuclear weapons—signed a pair of security agreements in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday, ostensibly to give each other notice of ballistic missile tests and build links between the countries’ maritime agencies to help with enforcing territorial waters. Whether these deals will lead to a successful resolution of the long-running debate over which country controls the Kashmir region is questionable.
The Pentagon agency charged with building and operating U.S. spy satellites recently declassified some details about a Cold War-era surveillance program called Jumpseat—a revelation it says sheds light on the importance of satellite imaging technology and how it has advanced in the decades since.
