U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Michael Maples, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, warned in testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee that several states, including Russia and China, are developing counterspace programs that could threaten U.S. interests:
Russia and China continue to be the primary states of concern regarding military space and counter-space programs. However, as the availability of space technology and services continues to increase, other nations already possessing capabilities in key areas will acquire military and commercial space-based assets.
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Several countries continue to develop capabilities that have the potential to threaten U.S. space assets, and some have already deployed systems with inherent antisatellite capabilities, such as satellite-tracking laser range-finding devices and nucleararmed ballistic missiles.
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