On 27 February, Todd Pennington, INSS Senior Research Fellow for Space Strategy and Policy, was featured on a panel at the U.S. Space Command's Fifth Annual Legal Conference. The panel focused on Legal Issues Arising from Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space.

The panel was moderated by Madison Walker, U.S. Air Force Academy professor and Stanton Foundation Visiting Scientist, and included Major Brian Green (Chief of Space and Operations Law and Space Law Instructor, Space Training and Readiness Command) and Alex Gilbert (Director of Space & Planetary Regulation for Zeno Power).

The 2025 conference theme was Space Law in the Decisive Decade.