Trump confirme qu’il a des armes dans l’espace, la Chine répond

The US Space Force, the branch of the American military dedicated to space created by Donald Trump in 2019, declared on Monday that the United States has weapons deployed in orbit that can be used for defense and attack.

• Since the Cold War, the US and USSR sought to militarize their satellites, but most research remained at the project stage. • The main concern was deploying nuclear weapons in space. • In 1967, the Outer Space Treaty was signed by about a hundred countries, including the US and USSR. • This treaty bans deploying weapons of mass destruction in orbit but not other types of weapons.

The US Space Force emphasized two objectives: controlling space and defending against potential space threats, without providing specifics on the weapons' nature.

In response, China accused the US of preparing space warfare.

These space weapons would collide directly with another satellite, but create numerous debris that remain in orbit and could collide with other satellites, including civilian ones.

These weapons don't physically strike the target; the hypothesis is that the US has space jammers capable of targeting an enemy satellite and cutting its communications.

A satellite equipped with a jammer could prevent an enemy reconnaissance satellite from taking images and transmitting information to the ground.

These are hypotheses advanced by specialists interviewed by the Financial Times; nothing is yet confirmed about the exact nature of these weapons.

The US wants to deter China and Russia from militarizing space by showing they are already present and capable of militarily responding to any threat.

• Several media outlets note the declaration remains too vague to effectively deter other countries. • It could instead push China and Russia to arm space themselves to avoid falling behind the US.

The US, Russia, and China are the three most advanced nations in space warfare, with anti-satellite missiles launched from the ground or jamming systems, though Russia and China have never officially claimed to possess armed satellites.

Russia called for complete space demilitarization, while China urged the US to stop expanding military capabilities and preparing for space warfare.

In 2019, France created its space command, aimed at protecting French and European satellites and assets in space.

This doctrine is intended to be broadly defensive.

Questions also arise at the European level, a topic that will be explored in an upcoming video.

This format focuses here on the US announcement and the direct response from Russia and China.

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