Space War: US To Meet With Russia; Rolls Out Warfighting Doctrine
For the first time in seven years, the US and Russia will formally meet to discuss norms of behavior in space -- even as both nations build capability for war in the heavens.
By Theresa Hitchens on July 24, 2020 at 4:21 PM
Use of ASATs could result in massive amounts of destruction and dangerous junk on orbit.
WASHINGTON: A US delegation, including DoD officials, on July 27 in Vienna, Austria will hold a first Space Security Exchange (SSE) with Russia. It’s the first formal bilateral meeting on space security since 2013, says Chris Ford, assistant secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation.
The purpose is to “help advance the cause of setting responsible norms of behavior in that vital domain,†Ford told reporters in a phone briefing today. In addition, he said, the US hopes to open a regular bilateral communications channel in order to avoid misperceptions and miscalculations about on-orbit activities.
Yet at the same time, the US military has just finalized a new warfighting doctrine defining how it will fight in space, said Gen. Jay Raymond, who currently heads both the Space Force and Space Command.
https://breakingdefense.com/2020/07/space-war-us-meet-with-russia-rolls-out-warfighting-doctrine/
