Pentagon: Russia and China hamper US dominance in space

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The militarization of outer space and the achievement of unconditional superiority in this industry are the cornerstone of the entire US military doctrine. After all, everything is tied to space. However, according to the statement and. about. Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan in his article for the Wall Street Journal, the successes of Moscow and Beijing hinder this dominance.





China and Russia, having carefully studied our economic and military dependence on space, developed Technology - anti-satellite lasers, jammers and cyber capabilities - benefiting from this relationship

- wrote Shanahan.

Shanahan laments that in 2018, China made 38 successful space launches, and the United States only 17. Actually, he has not yet assumed office, he is already actively begging money for projects lobbied by the “generals” of the military-industrial complex and frankly deceiving. Since the United States made 2018 successful space launches in 31. But Russia is only 19.

After 50 years of US absence from the moon, the Chinese landed on the opposite side of the moon this year. The United States still has an advantage, but the boundaries of our dominance are rapidly narrowing

- worries and. about. Pentagon Heads.

Shanahan noted that Washington should change its approach to the military component of the space industry, getting rid of the prejudices and remnants of the past. He clarified that the space industry is undergoing qualitative changes. For example, a sharp decrease in the cost of launches. In addition, there have been many innovative projects in the private sector. Therefore, he proposes to mix the military with the commercial, for the most beneficial use of technology. At the same time, he emphasized that the US military has more than 10 organizations that are engaged in space.

The army, navy and air force have separate satellite systems, resulting in more than 130 different types of communication terminals. This is too cumbersome and slow approach to keep up with China and Russia. US must change its space strategy

- added Shanahan.

One can understand Shanahan's concern, but only in places. Indeed, if the United States does not change their strategy, they will lose not only their dominance in space. However, Shanahan forgot to clarify that Russia, China and other countries are only defending themselves against the permissiveness of the United States. That is, their actions are defensive in nature and if, instead of militarization, the United States engages in something else more useful to humanity, then the rest of the countries will not be left out. And Shanahan, precisely, suggests the USA to aggravate a situation even more.
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    1. +1
      2 May 2019 07: 38
      Sherkhan, did someone tell you that it will be easy? Could it be that he was so naive that he seriously believed that Russia, China or any other country would contribute to the achievement of the unconditional superiority of the villains in space?
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      2 May 2019 13: 48
      And you already bite your lips - let me just dominate the ducks !!!