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.
A new White House policy calls for the Pentagon to craft plans for additional space launch facilities to support a projected increase in launch demand that could see the U.S. supporting as many as 1,000 launches by 2030, more than a fivefold increase from 2025.