Space security : trends and challenges / editor National Institute for Defence Studies.

Proceeding of a symposium held at Tokyo, Nov. 30, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references.

part I. Trends in space security -- United States military uses of space: issues and challenges / Peter L. Hays -- French military space, addressing the tipping point: from necessity to dependency / Jean-Daniel Testé -- Space for security in Europe / Xavier Pasco -- The role of space development in the national security of China / Teruhisa Tsujino -- Japanese space security policy and utilization / Yasuaki Hashimoto -- part II. Space threats and responses -- U.S. policy, programs, and diplomatic initiatives in response to space debris and counterspace threats / Brian Weeden -- European Union response to threats / Xavier Pasco -- Threats against the use of outer space: Japan's case / Setsuko Aoki -- part III. International cooperation in space security -- The challenges and opportunities for European-Japanese national security space cooperation / John B. Sheldon -- Current status and review of Japan's space security policy seen in the basic plan on space policy and subsequent discussions / Shinichi Nakasuka.

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