How Space Became the Next 'Great Power' Contest Between the U.S. and China
How Space Became the Next âGreat Powerâ Contest Between the U.S. and China The Biden administration faces not only waves of Chinese antisatellite weapons but a history of jumbled responses to the intensifying threat. The Space Force created during the Trump administration seeks new weapons to ensure its superiority in “a war-fighting domain.”Credit...Samuel Corum for The New York Times Beijingâs rush for antisatellite arms began 15 years ago. Now, it can threaten the orbital fleets that give the United States military its technological edge. Advanced weapons at Chinaâs...