🔺Space rivalry intensifies; the United States prepares to counter China’s threat to satellites

▪The strategic rivalry between the United States and China in space has entered a new phase. The two powers are developing maneuverable satellites, unmanned spacecraft, and technologies that could be used in the event of a conflict to track, disrupt, or even disable the other side’s satellites. U.S. military officials say China’s rapid expansion of capabilities has made it necessary for the United States to prepare for the possibility of the war spreading into space.