NEW: @DefenseIntel warns "the combined operational space fleets of #China & #Russia have grown by approximately 70%" between 2019 & 2021 
"#China, #Russia "developing various means to exploit the perceived US reliance on space-based systems & challenge the US position in the space domain" per @DefenseIntel
Both "seek to position themselves as leading space powers, intent on creating new global space norms"
Both "seek to position themselves as leading space powers, intent on creating new global space norms"
#Iran #NorthKorea "will continue to develop & operate electronic warfare (EW) capabilities to deny or degrade space-based communications & navigation" per @DefenseIntel
#China #Russia "developing new space systems to improve their military effectiveness & reduce any reliance on US space systems such as the Global Positioning System (GPS)" per @DefenseIntel
"#Beijing & #Moscow have also created separate space forces" per @DefenseIntel "As #China’s & #Russia’s space & counterspace capabilities increase, both nations are integrating space scenarios into their military exercises"
"#Russia probably will field lasers that are more capable of damaging satellites in the mid-to-late 2020s" per @DefenseIntel "By 2030, Russia may also field higher power systems that extend the threat to the structures of all satellites, not just electro-optical ISR"
"#Russia is also developing ASAT missile systems. These missiles can destroy U.S. and allied space systems in [low earth orbit]" per @DefenseIntel
"#China probably intends to pursue additional ASAT weapons that are able to destroy satellites up to [Geosynchronous Earth Orbit]" per @DefenseIntel
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