National Security Space Strategy: Unclassified Summary

"The now-ubiquitous and interconnected nature of space capabilities and the world's growing dependence on them mean that irresponsible acts in space can have damaging consequences for all of us." -National Space Policy, (2010) National Security Space Strategy (2011) by the U.S. Department of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence was released in response to the testing of anti-satellite interceptors by China in 2007. According to this strategy, the US national security space objectives were to: - Strengthen safety, stability, and security in space; - Maintain and enhance the strategic national security advantages afforded to the United States by space; and - Energize the space industrial base that supports US national security. Students of national security, journalists and anyone interested in the future of space policy, will find this publication compelling reading.