The updated Council Decision 2021/698 establishes a dedicated space security toolbox, the purpose of which is to give the EU a more structured set of options for responding to different types and levels of space threats. This is important because space threats are not uniform. A cyber-attack against a space-programme supplier, interference with satellite communications, a threatening manoeuvre in orbit and a destructive anti-satellite test may require different forms of response. The toolbox complements existing EU instruments and approaches, including the cyber diplomacy toolbox and the hybrid toolbox, while recognising the specific characteristics of the space domain. https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/new-eu-space-threat-response-architecture-explained_en