US ‘ready to fight in space if we have to’, says military official

Threat posed by provocative' Russia and China has left US no choice but to prepare for orbital skirmishes

The US is ready for conflict in outer space, according to a senior military official, after developing anti-satellite technologies to counter the threats posed by provocative" countries such as Russia and China.

Brig Gen Jesse Morehouse at US Space Command, the arm of the military responsible for space operations, said Russian aggression and China's vision to become the dominant space power by mid-century, had left the US with no choice" but to prepare for orbital skirmishes.