U.S. confronts rising threats in space from Russia and China

Hackers aligned with Russia hijacked a Ukrainian satellite broadcast during Moscow’s Victory Day parade, highlighting the ways modern warfare now extends into space. U.S. officials warn of a potential Russian space-based nuclear weapon capable of destroying low-Earth orbit satellites, sparking fears of strategic and economic disruption. Competition to exploit lunar resources intensifies, with the U.S., China, and Russia racing to establish energy-generating bases on the moon. The U.S. Space Force is expanding to defend satellite infrastructure and maintain national security as space becomes an increasingly contested domain.

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