Article 5XBEV Peter Dutton says space command needed as some countries ‘see space as a territory for their taking’

Peter Dutton says space command needed as some countries ‘see space as a territory for their taking’

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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon
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Defence minister argues boundary between competition and conflict increasingly blurred' after Russia destroyed satellite leaving lethal debris'

Space must not become a new realm for conflict", Peter Dutton will say as he launches the Australian defence force's new space command.

The defence minister will on Tuesday accuse some countries - including Russia - of seeing space as a territory for their taking". Dutton will tell a conference in Canberra that Australia will work with allies to push for a safe, stable and secure space domain".

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