Defense officials: Russian, Chinese organizational shifts signify greater focus on space

By Courtney Albon / February 11, 2019 at 2:40 PM
A defense intelligence official told reporters today that the biggest threat to U.S. space superiority is likely not a single adversary capability, but rather actions in recent years by Russia and China to better organize and integrate space capabilities within their militaries -- actions that could help the Pentagon as it makes a case to create a new Space Force. The Defense Intelligence Agency released a new unclassified report today highlighting the importance of U.S. space capabilities as well as...

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