Laura Grego

Senior scientist

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Dr. Grego received her PhD in physics from the Caltech in 1999. She was a postdoctoral researcher for three years at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, where she investigated issues in cosmology using X-ray, radio, and optical data, and numerical simulation. She has been at UCS since 2002. Areas of expertise: Space weapons and security, ballistic missile proliferation, ballistic missile defense

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Strategic missile defense failures: who’s to blame?

September 8, 2017 1:04 PM EDT

In Wednesday’s Washington Post, columnist Marc Thiessen blames Democrats’ historic skepticism about missile defense for the poor state of these systems today, but that’s a misrepresentation of its history. Read more >

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Simorgh Launch: Iran’s Bigger Ride to Space Gets off the Ground

July 30, 2017 6:00 AM EDT

Iranian press has announced a successful launch of the Simorgh space launch vehicle.

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What You Should Know about the Upcoming GMD Missile Defense Test: Part 2

May 29, 2017 1:07 PM EDT

The upcoming missile defense test will also be the first intercept test of a new kill vehicle and will use an upgraded booster for the interceptor. Read more >

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What You Should Know about the Upcoming GMD Missile Defense Test: Part 1

May 29, 2017 1:06 PM EDT

Scheduled for later this week is the 18th intercept test of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system since 1999, and the 10th since the system was declared operational in 2004. What do we know about the test, and what’s riding on it? Read more >

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New Update of the UCS Satellite Database

April 21, 2017 3:28 PM EDT

A fresh version of the UCS Satellite Database has been posted. It includes launches through the end of 2016. Apologies for the delay this time; we will be back on schedule and have a new one shortly. Read more >

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