Space Security and Offensive and Defensive Counterspace Capabilities

According to the 2022 DIA Challenges to Security in Space report, “As China’s and Russia’s space and counterspace capabilities increase, both nations are integrating space scenarios into their military exercises…the expansion of Chinese and Russian space and counterspace weapons combined with the general rise of other foreign space capabilities is driving many nations to formalize their space policies to better position themselves to secure the space domain and facilitate their own space services.” A sophisticated report on the issues of Space Security was released this month:  the Fifth Annual Space Threat Assessment 2022 from the Center for Strategic and International Studies  – which expands on foundational thinking on defensive and offensive counterspace capabilities.