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CSIS Suggests Deterrence Value of Disclosing More U.S. Counterspace Systems

CSIS Suggests Deterrence Value of Disclosing More U.S. Counterspace Systems
In April last year, the Space Force Space Training and Readiness Command said that it had tested the Space Rapid Capabilities Office's Remote Modular Terminal counterspace system (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The just released Space Threat Assessment 2025 by the Center for Strategic & International Studies' (CSIS) Aerospace Security Project suggests a deterrence value in U.S. Space Force disclosure of more counterspace systems. "In the next year, the United States may want to consider publicly revealing more, though not all, of its counterspace capabilities—as France and Germany are already doing—because acknowledging some U.S. counterspace weapons, beyond just jammers, can be used to deter hostile action in space or other domains," according to the…

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