Defense Intelligence Agency report aims to educate public on space security - SpaceNews.com

Smart move. Lots of civilians have no idea why we defend hills or river crossings. Space is higher ground than a hill. Lots of reasons to defend space.
Defense Intelligence Agency Report Aims to Educate Public on Space Security. The Defense Intelligence Agency released a new report on Monday on the national security challenges the United States faces in outer space. Titled, "Challenges to Security in Space," the report is written for a layman audience and aims to educate the broader public.

"It is intended to support a deeper public understanding of key space and counterspace issues and inform open dialogue and partner engagement on these challenges," a DIA spokesman told SpaceNews.

The new report follows one the agency released last month on China's military power, including its anti-satellite weapons and other counterspace capabilities. [Read more: Erwin/SpaceNews/11February2019]