Space security:  trends and challenges. 

 - Tokyo, Japan :  National Institute for Defense Studies ,  2016. 
 - 150 pg. , 
<br/><br/> This paper examines US military space issues and challenges by reviewing US national space policies and doctrines, overviewing US military space mission areas and programs, and considering specific approaches to deal with these concerns more effectively. It covers among others United States military uses of space: issues and challenges, French military space, addressing the tipping point: from necessity to dependency, Space for security in Europe, Role of space development in the national security of China, Japanese space security policy and utilization In Pt.II. it covers Space threats and responses, U.S. policy, programs, and diplomatic initiatives in response to space debris and counterspace threats, European Union response to threats and Threats against the use of outer space: Japan's case 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9784864820448 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION<br/>SPACE OUTER<br/>SECURITY -- THREATS