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Manual of Space Security Over the past fifty years or so, the world have increasingly relied on satellites for vital communication services, environmental monitoring, navigation, scientific research and a multitude of civilian and military functions. As a result, more and more countries are developing satellite technology to make possible the development of military capability in space and developing means to attack the satellites of other nations and protect their own. Thus, enhancing military capability in space is emerging as an important focus of defence strategy. Though serious US as well as global military space plans have not yet been discussed, yet important topics of policy, planning and budgeting loom: What missions are best carried out from space? What are the likely costs and available alternatives to various space weapons proposals? How easily can they be disabled or destroyed? What measures can be taken to reduce their vulnerability? Manual of Space Security, devided in 12 sections, answers all these questions in a systematic way. It examines the implications of US policy in space from a variety of perspectives, and considers the international rules and principles needed for protecting a long term balance of commercial, military and scientific activities in space. This manual will, thus, be found useful to those who are engaged in the national space security planning for a multitude of civilian and military activities.