How China is expanding its anti-satellite arsenal

China is rapidly building out its arsenal of counterspace weapons: everything from ground-based lasers to satellites that can grab other satellites, all of which pose a “grave threat” to the U.S., according to Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman. 

The People’s Liberation Army is developing missiles and ground-based lasers to hit satellites from the ground—systems that could be deployed before the end of the decade, Saltzman said in written testimony ahead of his appearance before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on Thursday. The chief’s testimony painted one of his most detailed and concerning assessments of China’s growing space threat.

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