Russia & China ‘on the March’ With Antisatellite Weapons

Russia and China are developing antisatellite weapons as a ‘Trump Card’ against a vulnerable and satellite-dependent United States.

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Imagine this scenario: A United States Space Force technician stationed at the Space Command in Colorado Springs, tasked with monitoring space activity and threats, suddenly receives multiple alarms from his system of intercontinental ballistic missile launches from Russia and China.

It seems unbelievable because why would Russia and China dare attack the United States? US forces worldwide, linked by almost instantaneous communication, can respond in kind from land bases on land, nuclear submarines at sea, and B52 & B2 Bombers from the air, known as the . All the US Military needs is the proper authorization for a response. The result: “Mutually Assured Destruction.”

However, while the technician responds to the threats by pressing the critical buttons and codes to activate US defenses and its nuclear triad, something ominous is transpiring in space. A Chinese satellite emerges from its orbit and extends its magnetic arm toward a satellite belonging to the US Defense Support Program.