China and Russia are planning to take down US military satellites with missiles, spacecraft and lasers, Air Force general warns
General John Hyten head of Air Force Space Command spoke to Congress
He said ‘adversaries’ were planning to shoot down US military satellites
Added they were developing ‘cyber tools’ and lasers to destroy them
Lieutenant General David Buck says China and Russia pose most serious threat
By JENNIFER NEWTON
DailyMail.com
16 March, 2016
A U.S Air Force general has claimed countries such as China and Russia are planning to shoot down American military satellites with missiles, spacecraft and even lasers.
General John Hyten, head of Air Force Space Command made the comments while pleading with Congress to increase spending to protect military satellites.
He told the house Armed Service strategic sub -committee that foreign states want to curb American space systems and the threat posed to them had now reached tipping point.
According to the Free Beacon, General Hyten said: ‘Adversaries are developing kinetic, directed-energy, and cyber tools to deny, degrade, and destroy our space capabilities.
‘They understand our reliance on space, and they understand the competitive advantage we derive from space. The need for vigilance has never been greater.’
The four-star general also added that a new military command centre was monitoring threats to satellites posed by missile launches, covert killer robot satellites and ground-fired lasers that can destroy objects in space.
Lieutenant General David Buck, who testified alongside General Hyten then confirmed that China and Russia pose the most serious threat to space systems.
Their comments came as Douglas Loverro, outlined U.S. plans to deter future attacks.
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