US Fears ‘Bad’ Chinese, Russian Anti-Satellite Weapons – German Media
SputnikNews.com
10.05.2015
The US fears Russian and Chinese aggression as both countries have been rapidly modernizing their anti-satellite weapons.
The US has more than 500 satellites in space which, according to Commander of the US Air Force Space Command John E. Hyten, are exposed to a major threat, as China and Russia have made significant progress in space research, Deutsche Wirtschafts Nachrichten reported.
China in particular is expanding its space research activities and developing effective anti-satellite weapons. The country is continuing to carry out tests which US officials view as a potential threat to their country’s security. The US fears that China may carry out attacks on its satellites in the event of a conflict between the two nations.
China’s rapid advancement in the space field “is a bad thing for the United States, a bad thing for the planet,” Hyten told CBS news in late April.
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