Outer space

Avoiding Space War Needs a New Approach

The United States has long recognized the importance of satellites in support of its economy and national security, especially global commitments beyond the horizon where satellites can still see and communicate. Its strategy to deter space war has essentially been unchanged since Russia developed a ground-launched anti-satellite weapon (ASAT) in the 1960s.
The current US strategy for “preventing and deterring aggression against space infrastructure” including satellites, as stated in the National Security Space Strategy, has five elements...