This reminds me of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) program initiated by President Reagan in 1983. The concept being that defensive platforms based in space could neutralize land based nuclear missiles fired from the then Soviet Union.
China currently believes that the U.S. is again on a path toward weaponization of space. A move that would effectively neutralize China’s nuclear threat in any hostile takeover attempt towards Taiwan. However:
Despite its public stance against the militarization of space, the Chinese military continues to strengthen its military space capabilities and views space operations as a key enabler of PLA campaigns aimed at countering third-party intervention. In an effort to enhance command and control (C2) in joint operations and establish a real-time surveillance, reconnaissance, and warning system, China has been steadily is increasing the number and capabilities of its space systems, including various communications and intelligence satellites as well as the Beidou navigation satellite system. It also continues to develop counterspace capabilities and related technologies, including kinetic-kill missiles, ground-based lasers, and orbiting space robots, as well as expanding space surveillance capabilities, which can monitor objects across the globe and in space and enable counterspace actions.
This reminds me of the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) program initiated by President Reagan in 1983. The concept being that defensive platforms based in space could neutralize land based nuclear missiles fired from the then Soviet Union.
China currently believes that the U.S. is again on a path toward weaponization of space. A move that would effectively neutralize China’s nuclear threat in any hostile takeover attempt towards Taiwan. However:
https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/china-developing-space-based-weapons-system-claims-dod-report/
How do you know that the CCP is lying? Their lips are moving.