⚠️If a major superpower war were to erupt – and the drums have recently been beating – then the new Pearl Harbour will not be on a naval or air base (though these will be targeted, too), it will be in space.
Russia has fired the first warning
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Russia has fired the first warning
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📡Satellites will stop working, screens will go blank, military communications will break down.
For the person in the street, Google Maps will stop working, and at home, Alexa won’t reply to you.
But, actually, war in space is already underway
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
For the person in the street, Google Maps will stop working, and at home, Alexa won’t reply to you.
But, actually, war in space is already underway
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
🚀The testing of a Russian Anti-Satellite weapon (ASAT) this weekend caused a major stir.
With no prior warning, a Russian space weapon was launched and successfully obliterated a defunct Soviet-era spy satellite
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
With no prior warning, a Russian space weapon was launched and successfully obliterated a defunct Soviet-era spy satellite
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News of the event reverberated through the Pentagon and White House, not least because Washington was not given advanced warning.
It was only the 4th time a satellite has been taken out by missile from ground - it signalled Moscow can “shoot down” satellites in low earth orbit
It was only the 4th time a satellite has been taken out by missile from ground - it signalled Moscow can “shoot down” satellites in low earth orbit
⬆️The test was also a major ratcheting-up of at least five years of Russian ASAT tests.
Previous attempts had all missed targets – analysts say all the evidence is that these misses were deliberate.
By hitting a target Moscow was sending a major signal
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
Previous attempts had all missed targets – analysts say all the evidence is that these misses were deliberate.
By hitting a target Moscow was sending a major signal
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Space is so vital to militaries that denial of space-based capabilities is an essential task for adversaries.
📡Western militaries’ use space for:
Communications
Surveillance
Geo-location
And plans for future defence systems are even more wedded to the use of space
📡Western militaries’ use space for:
Communications
Surveillance
Geo-location
And plans for future defence systems are even more wedded to the use of space
The importance of space as a domain has been shown across the globe.
🇺🇸In 2019, the president Trump established US Space Command
🇫🇷France has renamed its air force as Air and Space Command
🇬🇧The UK has created its own version, under RAF tutelage
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
🇺🇸In 2019, the president Trump established US Space Command
🇫🇷France has renamed its air force as Air and Space Command
🇬🇧The UK has created its own version, under RAF tutelage
telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/1…
🌌This is an acknowledgement that, in military terms, space is now seen as a prime combat domain, one worthy of mention in the same breath as land, sea and air.
The West has had near-complete unrestricted access to and use of space. But lately the balance has started to shift
The West has had near-complete unrestricted access to and use of space. But lately the balance has started to shift
War in space is here today.
Can the threats be met and reduced? Yes: but it will almost certainly have to be an international effort.
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Can the threats be met and reduced? Yes: but it will almost certainly have to be an international effort.
Read more⬇️
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