Space Wars: Why Top Military Leaders Say US Must Prep for Battles Beyond Earth
24 Aug 2020
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The U.S. military relies so heavily on space-based technologies to keep its edge on the battlefield that adversaries see the dependence as a big weakness -- and they're already testing ways to attack it.
Russia recently blasted a torpedo-like anti-satellite missile system through space, a clear signal that it's testing offensive ways to destroy satellites orbiting the Earth. That type of strike that could prove devastating to troops.
"If we don't supply satellite communications that enable a drone to see a potential threat that's coming toward land or maritime forces -- if we don't deliver that capability and they aren't warned -- lives are lost," said Air Force Maj. Gen. John Shaw, commander of the Combined Force Space Component.
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