space in order to destroy its high-tech satellite system. While it sounds like a plotline from a second-rate action blockbuster, Pentagon chiefs appear to genuinely consider it a possibility in the near future.Yesterday, deputy secretary of defence for space policy Stephen Kitay said: “That is a threat that we have to potentially be prepared for – a nuclear detonation in space.”In fact, the possibility of a nuclear detonation in space was mentioned in the Defense Department’s space strategy that was released on Wednesday.
It also appears to show the US military’s fears that China and Russia are two nations that are currently developing weapons to be used in space.
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