From Orbit to the Battlefield: The Future of Space Capabilities
About this episode
Seth Jones interviews Robert Cardillo about the role of space in modern warfare and its implications for U.S. defense strategies.
Host Seth Jones sits down with Robert Cardillo, former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, for an assessment of space as an emerging domain of modern warfare. Drawing on decades of experience in the intelligence community and his current leadership positions in the private sector, Cardillo offers insight into the role of space assets in the wars in Ukraine and Iran, the rise of commercial space companies, and the implications of surging Chinese space capabilities for U.S.-China strategic competition and U.S. homeland defense.
People in this episode
Host: Seth Jones
Guest: Robert Cardillo
Topics covered
- space capabilities
- modern warfare
- geospatial intelligence
- commercial space companies
- U.S.-China strategic competition
- homeland defense
Keywords
- space warfare
- geospatial intelligence
- commercial space
- U.S. defense
- China space capabilities
- Ukraine conflict
- Iran conflict
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, China, U.S., U.S.-China
Places: Ukraine, Iran
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