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Intel chiefs: China, Russia developing ‘attack satellites’ to target US ‘in a few years’

By Joel Gehrke
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Intel chiefs: China, Russia developing ‘attack satellites’ to target US ‘in a few years’

China and Russia are developing weapons that could destroy American satellites in the event of an approaching conflict, a top general warned lawmakers Tuesday.

“That is integral to their strategies,” Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, the Defense Intelligence Agency director, told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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