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Moscow concerned by attempts to militarize space using strike weapons by Staff Writers Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 12, 2018
The news comes following the Russian Foreign Ministry statement made in July that a military confrontation in space may be as dangerous as the nuclear arms race. Russia is concerned about the attempts to militarize outer space by deployment of strike weapons and any steps should be prevented, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. According to earlier reports citing the Missile Defense Agency's director, Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, the Pentagon and Congress were pushing for a possible deployment of missile defense interceptors in space. In July, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed hope that the US would abandon steps that could threaten the global security. Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019, which stipulates the development of "persistent space-based sensor architecture" by the end of 2022. Source: Sputnik News
A US Space Force Might Fly, But Forget About Battling Klingons Washington DC (VOA) Sep 07, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to create a Space Force might sound a little out of this world, but the idea of making military use of space is not new. "We already, in fact, have a kind of Space Force," says Ilya Somin, a professor of law at George Mason University. "We have military satellites that already exist. They've existed for a long time. It's just that they're controlled by the Air Force and sometimes by the Navy. So if Trump succeeds in persuading Congress to create a Space Force, ... read more
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