When then-US President Donald Trump presented a space army called ‘Space Force’ in 2019, the initiative was met with amused looks. Five years later, the US warned of a Russian space weapon that the Kremlin could use to attack satellites. But it is not just Moscow that is working on plans to disable enemy satellites in the event of a conflict. The subject also concerns engineers from Beijing to Washington. The background of the militarization of space.
Earth’s orbit is increasingly seen as a potential battlefield – and is being upgraded to have a military advantage if worst comes to worst. Against this background, it is not surprising that Russia is also experimenting with anti-satellite weapons – with dangerous consequences. Already in 2021, a missile was tested that destroyed an old Soviet satellite. A cloud of debris formed, forcing the International Space Station to take evasive action. Now Washington is even warning of an anti-satellite nuclear weapon that has apparently already been put into orbit.
Source: Krone
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