China's Space Program Is Aimed At Blocking U.S. Military Communications And Destroying Its Ability To Win Conflicts

Bloomberg: New Report Finds China's Space Plans Threaten U.S. Military Ability

(Bloomberg) -- China is developing space technologies aimed at blocking U.S. military communications and destroying its ability to win conflicts, according to a report commissioned by a panel created by the U.S. Congress.

“China’s improving space capabilities have negative-sum consequences for U.S. military security,” the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation said in the report. Its progress requires “the U.S. to prepare to confront an adversary possessing space and counter-space technologies.”

Update #1: US, China space rivalry grows as race for orbital commerce takes off -- Sydney Morning Herald
Update #2: Report: China Believes Space War Is Inevitable, Sets Goal Of Space Supremacy -- Daily Caller

WNU Editor: The report, compiled by the University of California’s Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), is here.