Space wars: Trump's ready for his next big fight – in orbit
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from on (#4PAVY)
New space command reveals fears over vulnerability of superpowers' satellites
Donald Trump's declaration that space represents "the next warfighting domain" comes at a time when nervous superpowers are taking an idea that once belonged to the realms of fiction increasingly seriously.
US military briefings leading to Trump's formal announcement of a new, separate space command argued that "an emergent China and a resurgent Russia" have eroded what Washington traditionally believed was an arena it could dominate.
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