Dossier No.31 – For a European Approach to Security in Space

Space systems play a greater and greater role in the everyday life of modern societies, in strategic intelligence and conventional military operations.

It is hardly surprising then that space systems could become strategic targets in the event of conflict between the major space powers, and space a new battlefield.

The present dossier, drawn up by the Defence Commission of the Air and Space Academy, first draws up an inventory of all threats, assessing their technical feasibility and the conditions under which they could materialise, before presenting the available protective measures; it concludes with three recommendations to be implemented within a European framework..