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Peter W. Singer

Strategist, New America

Peter W. Singer
P.W. Singer is Strategist at New America and the author of multiple books on technology and security, including Wired for War, Ghost Fleet, Burn-In, and LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media.
Defense

New products show China’s quest to automate battle

One system tested in a recent PLA exercise automatically dispatches drones, tracks targets, and assigns strikes.

  • Peter W. Singer and Tye Graham
Ideas

China’s plan to rule the heavens

A look at Beijing's strategy to relegate the United States to second place in space.

  • Peter W. Singer and Thomas Corbett
Ideas

How Russia, China envision nuking US satellites: from above and below

As the Pentagon builds huge constellations to shrug off conventional ASAT weapons, potential adversaries are taking things to a terrifying new level.

  • Peter W. Singer and David D. Chen
Defense

'Fast movers': Chinese satellites zoom around for inspections—or interference

In a previously unreported incident, one of China's maneuvering satellites was tracked and approached by a Russian one.

  • Peter W. Singer and David D. Chen
Ideas

China is building its own Starlink—even as questions surround Musk's constellation

A recent rocket launch lofted satellites for a Chinese service to mimic SpaceX, which was slammed this weekend by a top U.S. lawmaker.

  • Peter W. Singer, Thomas Corbett and Matt Bruzzese