U.S. Space Command Says Russia Has Again Tested Direct-Ascent ASAT

摘要

U.S. Space Command on Dec. 16 said that Russia has again tested a direct-ascent anti-satellite(DA-ASAT) missile.“Russia publicly claims it is working to prevent the transformation of outer space into abattlefield, yet at the same time Moscow continues to weaponize space by developing andfielding on-orbit and ground-based capabilities that seek to exploit U.S. reliance on space-basedsystems,” U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson, U.S. Space Command commander, said in astatement.