Drawing on the material developed in Section 3, we approached the vulnerability issues of the SPS by examining the generic categories of threats which would be technically feasible to mount against SPS elements in the time frame of interest here. In analyzing the potential vulnerabilities of the SPS, we consider the system from two different perspectives: (1) From the viewpoint of defending the SPS against hostile forces: o What generic types of assaults would have to be mounted against SPS elements? o How effective might such assaults be in degrading, disabling, or destroying each element? (2) From the viewpoint of attacking the SPS: o What are the "soft spots" in each system element, where the application of a given force is most likely to produce significant damage? In following sections, we will discuss generic types of assaults, discuss likely effectiveness of such assaults against the SPS, explore apparent weaknesses of the Reference Design SPS, and compare the vulnerability of SPS to the vulnerabilities of other systems in the economic infrastructures of industrialized nations . 4.2 Generic Types of Assaults A system such as the Satellite Power System is subject to the following generic types of assaults: 1. sabotage; 2. mutiny; 3. overt attack by military or paramilitary forces; 4. terrorism and insurrection; 5. harassment, using legal or quasi-legal means; 6. espionage; and 7. strikes. One indirect form of assault (abuse of sanctuary) will also be discussed below.
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