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Jakarta –
China He is really passionate about exploring outer space and makes the United States worried. A Pentagon official warned that China has developed a network of hundreds of military satellites that could be used to target US forces.
Maj. Gen. Greg Gagnon, deputy chief of space operations for intelligence, said China was developing a sophisticated military satellite program. He claims the weapon could be used to track and target US troops moving to defend Taiwan.
“It was used to provide indications and warnings to sailors, marines, airmen, who were trying to move to defend freedom. They were now, in a way that we are uncomfortable talking about in America, in a rapidly expanding weapons zone,” Gagnon said.
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That means they can track their targets from long distances, even if they are moving. “Few countries have such advantages,” he was quoted as saying detikINET from Insider.
The US has long deployed a network of satellites to monitor potential threats, but Gagnon said China had ended the US monopoly on using satellite data to strike targets at very long distances.
China has, in recent years, intensified efforts to become the main military power in space. Military experts believe that in the event of a war between major powers, the opening shots would likely be fired in space to disable the satellite systems that the military relies on for communications.
China is developing weapons capable of destroying US satellites, systems for monitoring US troops, and hypersonic weapons capable of evading air defense systems. Some parties even warn that China may be preparing to use the Moon as an attack platform.
The number of Chinese aircraft in orbit has increased by about 500% since the military space division was created in 2015. Of the 400 aircraft launched in the past two years, about half are used to monitor Earth.
US military leaders warned that the US must take action if it wants to avoid losing the battle for space dominance.
“We are at a critical moment in history. For the first time in decades, US leadership in space and space technology is being challenged. Our competitors are actively looking for ways to threaten our capabilities, and we see it every day,” said Troy Meink , principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office, which operates the US fleet of spy satellites.
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