In September, the United States publicly acknowledged for the first time that it operates weapons in orbit. The announcement confirmed how far the military competition in space had already progressed. Beijing and Moscow criticized the U.S. announcement, but both are developing systems that can threaten an opponent’s satellites while protecting their own access to space. […]
The Outer Space Treaty and the Race for Space Control
The rules governing space were not designed for an age when satellites have become military targets themselves.
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