Is The U.S. Ready To Wage War In Space?

Bryan Bender and Jacqueline Klimas, Politico: Space war is coming — and the U.S. is not ready

‘We are now approaching a point where “Star Wars” is not just a movie,’ one government adviser warns.

War is coming to outer space, and the Pentagon warns it is not yet ready, following years of underinvesting while the military focused on a host of threats on Earth.

Russia and China are years ahead of the United States in developing the means to destroy or disable satellites that the U.S. military depends on for everything from gathering intelligence to guiding precision bombs, missiles and drones.

Now the Pentagon is trying to catch up — pouring billions more dollars into hardening its defenses against anti-satellite weapons, training troops to operate in the event their space lifeline is cut, and honing ways to retaliate against a new form of combat that experts warn could affect millions of people, cause untold collateral damage and spread to battlefields on

Earth.

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More News On U.S. Preparations For War In Space

Military's Space Adviser: US Not Ready for War in Space -- Newsmax
'Space Force' Idea Isn't Dead, Intel Chief Says -- DoD Buzz
Q&A: Air Force Gen. John Hyten says U.S. space strategy, budget moving ‘down the right path’ -- Space News
Trump floats the idea of creating a 'Space Force' to fight wars in space -- CNBC
Why Would We Need a U.S. Space Force, Anyway? -- Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics