WASHINGTON — As more nations seek to explore the vast expanse of space, there is increasing competition and congestion in orbit, according to two new reports released April 14. The Secure World Foundation (SWF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published their annual assessments of global anti-satellite weapons, which are based on open-source information. Numerous nations are actively pursuing space and cyber technologies that could be weaponized, these reports point out, and many see space as a domain for future conflicts. Global investments in so-called “counter space” technologies — including ground-based and orbital weapons capable of destroying...