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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 the source does not establish. This records only SWP Berlin's own analytical position, not an EU or German government decision or funding commitment.

Index score. 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

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