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May 27th, 2026
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The American Foreign Policy Council has released a report, Strategic Implications of Lunar Mass Drivers as a Dual-use Technology.
“The economic advantages of mass drivers are inseparable from their security implications, the report notes. “As high throughput launch systems, they are inherently dual use. Mass drivers are in fact, just large electrically driven cannons.”
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Authored by Andre Sonntag, an independent space power and policy analyst focused on cislunar security, strategy, and near-term space conflict, among its recommendations the special report states:
“The United States faces a narrowing window to shape the strategic environment of the Lunar frontier. Mass driver infrastructure will be an unparalleled source of space power due to its ability to move strategic mass at a rate traditional systems cannot hope to compete against.”
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For these reasons, “the United States must take measurable steps towards practical development of Lunar mass drivers as soon as possible. If the United States fails to invest in the practical development and ample fielding of Lunar mass drivers, competitors will be granted the ability to dictate their use and control space power.”
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