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Atlanta, GA | Posted: November 17, 2014
Jeremiah Granden
Summary Sentence:
The Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) and the Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) hosted Dr. Clay Moltz of the Naval Postgraduate School for a discussion of space security on November 17, 2014.
Full Summary:
The Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) and the Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) hosted Dr. Clay Moltz of the Naval Postgraduate School for a discussion of space security on November 17, 2014. Dr. Moltz is the author of Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space (Columbia University Press, 2014).
MoltzThe Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy (CISTP) and the Center for Space Technology and Research (CSTAR) hosted Dr. Clay Moltz of the Naval Postgraduate School for a discussion of space security on November 17, 2014. Dr. Moltz is the author of Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space (Columbia University Press, 2014).
Moltz’s talk was also featured as part of Georgia Tech’s International Education Week, a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to promote programs that prepare Americans for a global environment and attract future leaders from abroad to study, learn, and exchange experiences.
Prior to his public talk, Moltz participated in an informal discussion with graduate students from the Nunn School and Georgia Tech’s nuclear engineering department. He focused on salient issues in nuclear deterrence, drawing on his understanding of Cold War history to contextualize present day challenges such as the impact of force reductions on strategic stability and the 2014 nuclear cheating scandal. Moltz also discussed his own career, sharing stories of his current work with the U.S. military, as well as of his time in post-Soviet Russia.
In his public remarks Moltz delved into present day and emerging challenges to space security. He characterized space as being troubled by a series of collective action problems driven by factors such as weak and outdated governance systems, competitive space racing in regions like Asia, and an explosion of state, commercial, and individual actors. This has made space increasingly crowded and treacherous. Moltz recommended specific cooperative measures such as renewed efforts for a collaborative lunar return mission and joint space debris tracking. He also called for an emphasis on demilitarization, an enhanced role in space security for industry and other interested actors, and a shift in perception from space as a realm of zero sum competition to one where positive gains can be shared by all.
James Clay Moltz is a professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he also directs the Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering WMD. Professor Moltz is the author of Crowded Orbits: Conflict and Cooperation in Space (Columbia University Press, 2014), Asia’s Space Race: National Motivations, Regional Rivalries, and International Risks (Columbia University Press, 2012), and The Politics of Space Security: Strategic Restraint and the Pursuit of National Interests (Stanford University Press, 2008). He has served as a consultant to the Department of Energy and the NASA-Ames Research Center.
