Secret Documents USA which have recently become known – in the context of the case that has already led to the arrest of 21-year-old American Jack Douglas Teixeira – revealed the concern of the American leadership on a number of issues, one of which is the competition of great powers … in space.

Judging by what has been leaked, the Americans are no longer worried about this. Russian space program. On the contrary, they believe that in the next ten years this figure may decrease even more for a number of reasons related to the strengthening of the international space. competitionamerican sanctions against the interests of Russia and the growth of companies such as SpaceX from Elon Musk which now takes American astronauts to international space station thus depriving routes (and revenues) from Russia which took over this mission after 2011.

However, on the other hand, Washington is shown to be concerned about China’s new space capabilities..

According to relevant documents, China has developed significant capabilities that it could use in a possible conflict with it. Taiwanopportunities that could be considered potentially dangerous at the same time for the space “possessions” of the Americans and their allies.

Taken together, the leaks show, according to The Washington Post, the increased value of space in the context of modern warfare and competition, and highlight some of the threats that military analysts have been warning about for years.

Anxiety

OUR US Space Force (US Space Force) is now included in third year of operationwhile senior US Pentagon officials are sounding the alarm about increased threats from space.

Speaking last week at a space symposium in Colorado Springs, the head of the US space force Chance SaltzmanAccording to the Pentagon, it now “sees an incredibly sophisticated set of threats.” Such threats can come from, for example: intervention (jamming) against communication systems, navigation and satellites – spacecraft capable of “hitting” satellites – laser which can “dazzle” and disorientate – cyber attacks And spy satellitesincluding.

700 satellites

Speaking at the same conference, Air Force Minister Frank Kendall stated that China has “doubled the number of its satellites since the creation of the (US) Space Force and since then” and that it currently has more than 700 such satellites in operation, about 250 of which perform reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence gathering (Intelligence , Surveillance and intelligence – ISR).