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U.S. and Allies Release Blueprint for Responsible Behaviors by Nations in Space

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022

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U.S. and Allies Release Blueprint for Responsible Behaviors by Nations in Space

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The United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom on Feb. 22 released a "Combined Space Operations (CSpO) Vision 2031" to encourage responsible behaviors by nations in space to counter what U.S. officials have said is a worrisome turn by China and Russia to weapons systems that can prevent the normal functioning of U.S. military and commercial space systems. "Space has evolved into a contested and congested operational domain," the vision says. "As space becomes more…

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