No. 256: Space Security: The Next Decade

Author(s): Michael Haas
Editor(s): Fabien Merz
Series Editor(s): Lisa Watanabe, Julian Kamasa, Fabien Merz, Benno Zogg
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 256
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2020

Private-sector initiatives have created considerable momentum in the space industry. The importance of space systems as critical infrastructures will continue to increase in the coming years. At the same time, it is increasingly likely that weapons will be deployed in space. For Switzerland, the trajectories of this trend bring economic opportunities, but also increased security risks.

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