Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

This report from the Atlantic Council illuminates important defense and force planning considerations. Its three scenarios span a catastrophic nuclear detonation (NUDET) in low Earth orbit to debris-generating anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons to less aggressive action against commercial satellites.

The report makes the case for the development of policies, practical strategies, and more effective acquisition programs to better address a range of potential futures, considering possible space-related actions by Russia’s political leadership.

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Countering Russian Escalation in Space is written by John J. Klein, a nonresident senior fellow in the Forward Defense program of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

Clementine Starling-Daniels is a vice president at Beacon Global Strategies, the former director of the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program, and a nonresident senior fellow at the Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

To access the full report, go to:

https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/in-depth-research-reports/report/countering-russian-escalation-in-space/