The Orbital War. Weapons in Space: USA, Russia and China Towards a Race without Rules
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Washington breaks the silence about the presence of space control systems in space. Beijing denounces the preparation of a war in orbit, Moscow relaunches the idea of a binding treaty. The risk is that satellites, communications and civil infrastructure become hostages of rivalry between powers.
China urged the United States to stop military reinforcement in Space after the US Defense officially admitted to having put weapon systems into orbit. The spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Guo Jiakun, expressed its country's firm opposition to the use of Space for military purposes, urging the United States to support global stability with concrete actions...
The US Air Force Secretary said on Monday that they have “space control weapons in orbit, capable of defending the United States from hostile actions by adversaries.” China urged the US to stop its military buildup in space after Washington admitted to developing weapons in orbit, while state media […] The post China warns that US “space control weapons” will trigger a global arms race appeared first on iskra.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Mike Maynard recently confirmed for the first time that the United States has deployed space control weapons in Earth orbit, but did not disclose specific details. This move is seen as a strategic deterrent against China and Russia, but is primarily aimed at the People's Republic of China. Taiwanese experts analyze that space has become a potential primary battlefield in a full-scale war between major powers; if a milita…
Russia and China warn of an arms race in space, while the US emphasizes the need for deterrence in orbit.
The news coincides on the stage, but is contradictory in its content and shows the difference of purposes and objectives. While the Secretary of the United States Air Force, Troy Meink, reveals that they have “in orbit” space weapons, China confirmed its commitment to the peaceful use of outer space and to the improvement of global governance in this field. It is not necessary to be experts in this field to conclude that the public information r…
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