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In a US-China war, will the first blow be struck in space?
There's more underlying recent Chinese criticism of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite project for putting the safety of China's astronauts at risk. Information systems are key to warfare and the fear is that Starlink's satellites could be used for military ends, such as erecting a 'space blockade' against the enemy.
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SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaking at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on June 29, 2021.
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Han Yong Hong
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The feared military conflict between the United States and China may not take place on a battlefield in the Taiwan Strait, Central Asia or the South China Sea, but in space.
Thinking further, if China and the US were to go to war, the point of first attack could be striking satellites in space.
