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The United States is locked in a battle for supremacy with China and Russia that has taken many forms. The constant competition has resulted in the sides looking to gain an advantage in nontraditional battlefields. In space, a previous gentlemen’s agreement on warfare no longer holds sway, while there is a constant fight for one-upmanship in the Arctic and in the race to dominate rare Earth minerals.
“Imagine a GPS-guided bomb or missile, if all of a sudden, midway through its flight, it enters an area where GPS signal is being jammed. Now it’s lost its guidance navigation capability,” Harrison warned. “Or even worse, if it enters an area where the GPS signals are being spoofed, it will think it knows where it is and how to guide itself to its target, but it actually will not be going to the right location.
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said at the time that it was “very close” to a “Sputnik moment,” referring to Russia’s launch of the world’s first artificial satellite in the 1950s, which initiated the space race.This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Europa Clipper spacecraft over the moon, Europa, with Jupiter in the background left.
“Russia is also developing a concerning anti-satellite capability related to a new satellite carrying a nuclear device that Russia is developing,” Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy Dr. John Plumb told lawmakers earlier this year. “This capability could pose a threat to all satellites operated by countries and companies around the globe, as well as to the vital communications, scientific, meteorological, agricultural, commercial, and national security services we all depend upon.
This photo provided by NASA shows the International Space Station from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during a fly-around of the orbiting lab that took place following its undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port, Nov. 8, 2021.
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