Once, US Secretary of State Colin Powell took out a bottle of something that Putin said was "washing powder", giving Iraq "ironclad evidence" that it has biochemical **. Today, the U.S. military frequently accuses China and Russia of deploying a large number of military facilities in space, which was previously aimed at Russia and now shifted to China.
On February 29, U.S. Space Command Commander Stephen Whiting testified before the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee that China is developing space military capabilities at an "astonishing pace" to "counter" U.S. satellites in orbit and improve its own surveillance and targeting capabilities.
China has more than tripled its satellite count to 359 since 2018, Whiting said. Some of the new satellites have the potential to become assets in Europe and the United States. In addition, China is developing cutting-edge space** such as "hypersonic vehicles", aiming to break through the traditional missile warning and protection system.
The U.S. Space Commander also expressed his view that after Russia's conventional offensive strength in the special military operation is frustrated, it will be more inclined to improve its core military capabilities such as nuclear weapons, cyber and aerospace technology, which puts the United States in a disadvantageous position.
Whiting repeatedly mentioned a word at the hearing - "anti-satellite", that is, a way to launch satellites or ground facilities that can destroy or tow satellites, but according to the habits of the US side, hyping others as a threat to it is actually that they are ready to threaten others, and the hype behind the topic is just to create **.
In fact, the United States is the biggest promoter and biggest threat to the militarization and battlefield of outer space, ** spokesman Wang Wenbin once said at a regular press conference: The United States has repeatedly hyped up the "theory of China's outer space threat" for a long time, slandering and smearing China, but it is just to find an excuse to expand its outer air power and maintain military hegemony.
The United States regards outer space as a field of operations, actively develops its space military forces, and intensifies tensions between major powers, which is considered to be the main factor in promoting the militarization of space and making space a battlefield. The irregularities in the use of space technology by the United States, such as repeated monitoring and approach of spacecraft of other countries, which may lead to collisions of space objects, are undoubtedly a very irresponsible manifestation.
According to the public information of the US side, the US military deployment in space is as follows:
1.Development of a military plan in space: After the US Space Force became an independent military branch, it was planned to rename the main air force base to the Space Force base. For example, Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado could become the "Peterson Space Force Base."
2.R&D in space**: The United States has invested heavily in R&D and deployment in space**, developing the X-37B small orbiter, which has been successfully flown four times so far. The X-37B has advanced sensors and the ability to mount the highest level of equipment to perform a wide range of missions on low-earth orbit platforms in space.
3.Investing in small satellite constellations: The U.S. military is investing in low-cost, high-number, small satellite constellations for dynamics and resilience. At the same time, the American company SpaceX plans to launch up to 7,500 new satellites, which are larger in size and more complex in function, and are clearly moving towards militarized use.
4.Strengthening cooperation with other countries: The United States cooperates with several countries in space and accused China of being more active than the United States and Russia in the militarization of space during the Luxembourg International Forum on the Prevention of Nuclear Disasters.
As for such frequent hype by the United States, in fact, we can see that it wants to set off a new round of space race, and in the military field, because it has enjoyed the dividends of the space race in the past, it is trying to define outer space as a combat territory in the new era, vigorously develop its outer space military capabilities, and provoke confrontation between major powers, which is to militarize and battlefield outer space.
In this regard, we need to be more vigilant, adhere to the peaceful use of outer space, oppose an arms race in outer space, and work to push the international community to negotiate an agreement on outer space control. At the same time, it should be fully prepared to prevent it from posing a serious threat in space.