Pentagon: Chinese Military Units Training With ASAT missiles

January 23, 2019

Washington Free Beacon:

Chinese military forces have deployed multiple units armed with anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles that can destroy scores of American satellites, according to a Pentagon intelligence report.

The new report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, known as NASIC, revealed that People’s Liberation Army units have begun training with the satellite-killing missiles. The report warns that China, along with Russia, has developed an array of space arms designed to challenge U.S. space superiority. The report was made public last month

The report for the first time reveals that Chinese military units already are conducting training for space attacks with anti-satellite missiles. Russia also is developing a new anti-satellite missile the report said.

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