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Thompson accused Russia and China of a near-constant barrage of non-kinetic attacks against the US in space
- Space Force General David Thompson said that the US's space capability is still the best in the world but that China is 'catching up quickly'
- Thompson said it’s 'an evolution of activity that’s been happening for a long time'
- China is reportedly working on a global network of satellites to survey the world
- In 2019 a Russian satellite came so close to an American one during a weapons test that the US military feared it was the beginning of an attack
American satellites far outside the Earth's orbit are facing a near-constant barrage of threats from Russian and Chinese technology, and it's only getting worse, a top Space Force officer is warning.
An arms race in space between the US, Russia and China has been steadily heating up in recent years even as officials in Washington warn that such a build-up is dangerous.
'The threats are really growing and expanding every single day. And it’s really an evolution of activity that’s been happening for a long time,' General David Thompson told the Washington Post in a piece published on Tuesday.