A Space Force for the Future

摘要

President Trump has spent nearly a year pressing for the creation of an independent Space Force. Over the next few months, Congress must decide how-nd whether-o act. Advocates for a separate Space Force argue that Russia and China already see space as a warfighting domain. "They view space as important to modern warfare and view counter-space capabilities as a means to reduce US and allied military effectiveness," said the Defense Intelligence Agency in a January report titled Challenges to Security in Space. Both rivals reorganized their militaries in 2015, emphasizing space operations and both have developed space weapons.