ThePrintPod: Weapons in Space: What the new Arms race means, and where US, China, Russia stand

ThePrint · Sep 17, 2026 · 28m

Weapons in Space: What the new Arms race means, and where the US, China, and Russia stand. ThePrint Consulting Editor (International & Strategic Affairs) Swasti Rao speaks to Dr. Malcolm Davis @Dr_M_Davis, Senior Analyst - Australian Strategic Policy Institute, to understand how countries are trying to dominate a new arena.

0:00 Ad and Intro

2:35 Significance of the US announcement of putting counter-Space weapons on Orbit

4:10 Outer Space Treaty 1967 and the Legality of Deploying Weapons in Space

6:16 The New Arms Race, US, China, Russia and Counter Space Weapons

9:12 Deterrence Dilemma in…