Space News:
The Pentagon is looking into the possibility of deploying weapons in space to defend the United States and its allies from missile attacks. The Defense Department is following congressional orders and looking at putting interceptor missiles in space, John Rood, undersecretary of defense for policy, said Tuesday at a conference organized by the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
However, the department is not yet ready to proceed ahead with the program. “Those are bridges yet to be crossed,” Rood said adding the decision to deploy defensive weapons in space is “some time away given the level of examination” that is required.
Space News reported that Congress has directed the Pentagon to develop a space-based missile shield. The department said the nation could find its dominance in space challenged by countries like China and Russia and for that, it needs to strengthen its capabilities to detect the attacks, and also be prepared to fight back.
