US Cosmic Force Commander General of the Air Force John Reimond announced space a combat zone and warned that Russia and China has a weapon capable of destroying American satellites. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper The Washington Post.
“Obviously, the space is the area of hostilities, the same as the air, earth and the sea. This is what has really been implemented over the past few years, since China, which is our constant threat, and Russia developed weapons, Which can either disrupt our satellites, or destroy them, “Reimond said.
According to him, the purpose of cosmic forces is to deterrence, and not a conflict that “will start or spread to space.”
He also said that the United States intends to act as “dispatchers” of space and control the movements in it to avoid a catastrophe on satellites and other objects.
previously the US Air Force expressed its concern due to the growth of Russia’s military activity in the Arctic. It was reported that the US Air Force in 2020 was intercepted by more than 60 aircraft of the air-space forces of Russia.