Pentagon: US Space forces need to confront Russia and China
Pentagon: US Space forces need to confront Russia and China WASHINGTON, August 15. /TASS/ — Mattis said that the US has no plans to deploy weapons in space, satellites need to defend. Pentagon chief James Mattis said that the US needed Space forces to protect its satellites from Russia and China. As reported on Tuesday the newspaper the Washington Post, he stated this during his visit to Brazil. According to the publication, Mattis argues that the US has no plans to deploy weapons in space. He stressed that the satellites play an important role not only in the conduct of military operations, but also vital for the world economy, so it is important to defend them. He stated that in January 2007 China via land-based missiles destroyed its own weather satellite to demonstrate to the United States its capabilities. Mattis stressed that the creation of Space forces is a response