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Us. they also knew about their statement to us and theyre threatening to our capabilities. >> and china has deployed a satellite with it robotic arm that can grab or damage other satellites. the pentagon says that chinas space program is now outpacing the u.s., with more than 60 launches in 2022. building a remote remodel robotic post on the far side of the moon, invisible to u.s. satellites, the concern, beijing could one day deploy offensive weapons in the space between the moon and earth. an ...

Force, and its space command, had been responsible for launching americas spy, and military satellites. then, in 2019, with more countries competing and low earth orbit, the white house, and congress, consolidated those responsibilities under a brand new space force. >> like it or not, the reality is the battlefield is changing. from planet earth, to space. this is a view of the asian pacific theater. the threat matrix and spaces very different. it is congested, contested, and competitive. >> th...

China, and russia, voted no. >> simply put, these tests are dangerous. we will not conduct them. >> it was silly. its going to happen. >> republican, mike rogers, the ranking member on the house armed services committee. >> china, and russia, couldnt care less what our stated policy is with regards to things like that. we need to be working with real policy, defensive capabilities, to protect our satellites with offensive endeavors. >> space force commander, say all u.s. satellites, military, an...

Satellite weapons, but does the u.s. also have satellite based weapons? u.s. commanders wont say. >> well i think we have options on the table, but i would prefer not go into those right now. >> does the united states have offensive capabilities in space already? >> so i am not going to talk about what capabilities we may have or may not have, i will definitely say that what the chinese and russians have done is irresponsible and, frankly, do not help in terms of this domain. but many in the u.s...

. >> they are very secretive, there is no openness at all to their space program, they do not want to cooperate and its primarily a military program as well as a civilian. now, they will tell you that that is not true, but in fact it is true. >> chinese president seizing ping has talked for years about transforming china into a leading space power by 2045. military and civilian space experts caution that china is now outpacing the u.s. in launches and in modernizing its own space capabilities, c...

Potential and to this conflict? >> look. if you had told me when this war began that ukraine would have the victories theyve had. i wouldve been thrilled but i think theres also the realization that the russians are entrenched where they are. they have the real capabilities of an offensive which i would think is still quite possible. when president zelenskyy spoke to congress, i think his instructions helped us win quickly -- this could become a war of attrition. something neither side can affor...

China and russia voted no. >> simply put, these tests are dangerous. and we will not conduct them. >> that was just silly. it is going to happen. republican mike rogers is the ranking member of the house of armed services committee. >> china and russia couldnt care less what our statement policy is with regard to things like that, we need to be working on real policy that provides defensive capabilities to protect our satellites from their offensive endeavors. >> space force commanders say that ...

Force and its space command have been responsible for launching americas spy and military satellites. then, in 2019, with more than countries competing at low earth orbit, the white house and congress consolidated those responsibilities under a brand new space force. >> like it or not, the reality field is that the battlefield is changing from planet earth to space. this is the view of the asian pacific sphere, and the threat matrix in space is very different. it is congested, it is contested, a...

Nudge will be less risky than using a nuclear missile to target an inbound planets killer. potentially creating a massive debris field. part of the charge to americas new space force, partnering with nasa to detect and respond to just such a threat. >> as they are looking out to deep space, understanding what is going on there. looking to astros that can be a hazard to the earth. we could have some capabilities that could actually bring to their choices. >> asteroids themselves may be rich in mi...

Of our space separation center within the department of defense. >> our cameras, the first ever allowed inside. lieutenant general, john shaw, the deputy commander. >> how quickly do they learn that something has launched in the world? >> we have great space capabilities today, telling us almost immediately if there is a launch. >> at the pentagon, fourth star space johnsons russia continues to jam the gps signal, on the ground, in ukraine. the same signal, provided by the constellation of 30 or...