Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Securing Space Superiority: U.S. Deterrence Options in a Two-Rival Threat Environment has been released by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA).

Military competition in and for space is rising. Both the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Russian Federation have put significant effort into developing, demonstrating, and fielding counterspace capabilities.

The capabilities—including direct-ascent anti-satellite weapons, co-orbital weapons, directed energy, and electronic warfare and cyber capabilities—could allow the Chinese and Russian militaries to threaten U.S. space systems.

This report contends that the United States cannot treat the space threats from China and Russia in isolation and must instead be prepared to deter or counter both simultaneously.

To access this report, go to:

https://www.csbaonline.org/uploads/documents/CSBA8410_Securing_Space_Superiority_Report_WEB.pdf