Pentagon coy about Space Force weapons while highlighting rivals

Published June 17, 2020 8:21pm ET



Russia has satellites that launch projectiles into space, land-based missiles to shoot down satellites, and jamming and cyber capabilities to disrupt communication, but the Pentagon was again silent Wednesday on U.S. offensive capabilities in space.

“We are absolutely at risk with the pace that they are developing these capabilities, and these are very serious threats,” said Stephen Kitay, deputy secretary of defense for space policy, at a Pentagon briefing.

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