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May 28th, 2026
Cover art: Matthew Cook
A new report has reviewed the strategic and security implications of placing mass driver technology on the moon.
Mass drivers are inherently dual use, the report states, not only for helping create American economic prowess in space, but being large electrically-driven cannons, it’s infrastructure that can flex U.S. military muscle on the moon.
The special report — Strategic Implications of Lunar Mass Drivers as a Dual-use Technology – has been issued by the American Foreign Policy Council.
Strategic environment
Written by Andre Sonntag, an independent space power and policy analyst focused on cislunar security, strategy, and near-term space conflict, the report points out that the U.S. faces a narrowing window “to shape the strategic environment of the Lunar frontier.”
For more details, go to my new Space.com story – “Companies like SpaceX want electromagnetic catapults on the moon. Could they be used as weapons?” – at:
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