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Background
Overview
UPSC cares about the weaponization of outer space due to its profound implications for international security, strategic stability, the future of space exploration, and the functioning of critical infrastructure (communication, navigation, weather) that relies on satellites. It's a key area of global power competition and arms control discussions.
The increasing development and deployment of offensive capabilities in outer space, such as anti-satellite missiles, co-orbital systems, and directed energy weapons, raise concerns about the potential for future conflicts fought in or through space, impacting critical terrestrial infrastructure and global security.