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SWP Berlin paper urges Europe prioritise satellite resilience over anti-satellite arms

SWP Berlin's Juliana Süß argues Europe should build resilient, redundant satellite systems rather than anti-satellite weapons, citing weekly Russian jamming and a February 2026 SIGINT operation against Bundeswehr satellites, and points to IRIS2 and SatComBw4.

Verified Opinion AI-drafted SWP Berlin publication, 11 May 2026

What it does not test. This records only SWP Berlin's own analytical position, not an EU or German government decision or funding commitment.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Opinion; argues an EU-wide space resilience posture, no institution has acted on it. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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