According to a report by U.S. Defense News, General Douglas Schiess, commander of the U.S. Space Force, said at the Air Force Association's Space and Cyber Conference held in National Harbor, Maryland: "China is adding new capabilities on a daily basis, at the very least on a monthly basis, putting our assets at risk." "They use space to further widen these gaps and have also increased anti-space capabilities, which will put our assets at risk." U.S. Space Force intelligence indicates that the Chinese military is likely to view anti-space operations as a means to prevent and counter U.S. military intervention in regional conflicts.
Bradley Bowman, senior researcher at the Center for Military and Political Power of the U.S. think tank "Foundation for Defense of Democracies" (FDD), said that China's activities in space are among the most concerning military activities. Bowman told U.S. Military Times: "Space is the ultimate high ground, which enhances our intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and targeting capabilities. In other words, it is our best eyes and ears. If our adversaries have stronger space intelligence and targeting capabilities than us and deprive us of the high ground, it would be very dangerous." Bowman warned that if the Chinese military can destroy or surpass U.S. space capabilities, it would lead to reduced early warning of threats, increased operational difficulty, and even possibly result in U.S. military failure.
Schiess emphasized that the U.S. military must continue to deploy more ISR satellites to maintain an ISR advantage.
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