US Cosmic Force Commander General Air Force John Reimond spoke about the development of space weapons in Russia and China. He stated this on hearing in the Senate, RIA Novosti quotes him.
American General believes that the Russian Federation and China are developing advanced weapons for space for space, including lasers and fighter satellites.
“For three decades, we could consider guaranteed access and freedom of maneuver (in space). Unfortunately … This is not the case. And China, which is a growing threat, and Russia continues to develop two things: first, cosmic potential For its own use, to have the same benefits as we, and secondly, they build specific systems made specifically to counteract the benefits that America has, “he said.
ReiMond added that the development includes “active jurisdiction” of American GPS satellites and communication satellites, weapons with “directional energy”, which can “blind, break work or damage satellites.” He concluded that the US military will be able to “alert” growing threat.
In early May, Ramonda declared space a combat zone and warned that Russia and China have a weapon that can destroy American satellites. “Obviously, space is the area of hostilities, the same as the air, earth and the sea,” he noted. Head of the Space Policy Institute Ivan Moiseev replied that the United States and so in the first place on this issue, and the fighting in space is not beneficial to anyone.