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US intelligence warns of Chinese orbit-based directed-energy weapons
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US intelligence assessments indicate China could deploy directed-energy weapons in orbit by the late 2020s, according to SpaceNews. The report adds to growing concern in Washington over Beijing's advancing space military capabilities, alongside programs such as its reusable spaceplane, which analysts suspect could support weapons testing or on-orbit operations.
Why now: Rising US-China space competition and new intelligence assessments about orbital weapons are drawing attention
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- China could field directed-energy weapons in orbit by late 2020s, U.S. intelligence says · SpaceNews
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