China is expanding its efforts to neutralize Spacex’s Starlink satellite network, which has been considered a direct threat to the country’s national security.
According to the Chinese state media, US satellite constellation is seen as a strategic resource of the United States in modern military operations, being used for communication, drone control, nuclear determination and spy spy.
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Measures proposed by Chinese experts are the use of high power lasers, including launched from submarines, as well as the development of satellites with a hacking or disable Starlink equipment. Component supply chain sabotage is also considered, although diplomatic alternatives and international limitations to private satellite networks are also being considered.
The Chinese alert is due to Starlink’s rapid advance in low orbit, where the company is already responsible for two thirds of active satellites. System performance in war scenarios, such as Ukraine, reinforces its strategic importance.
Given this, Beijing invests in his own projects, such as Guuwang and Qianfan, and prepares for possible confrontations in space, while the US detected unusual maneuvers of orbital objects, a sign of growing tension in space race.
Source: Militarnyi | Photo: X @Starlink | This content was created with the help of AI and revised by the editorial team
