Evidence: Alphabetical
- Confidence building measures would be a constructive intermediate step towards preventing an arms race in outer space
- China recognizes U.S. dependence on space assets and is bolstering its counterspace capabilities
- China pursuing space weapons to counter American space dominance
- China views space power as key to economic modernization
- China's space power ambitions are driven by commercial interests
- China's Space Program Driven by Desire for National Prestige
- China researching several different anti-satellite technologies
- China is Working on Lasers to Blind and Disable Satellites
- China could provide space services to adversaries of U.S.
- China views space power as key to counter U.S. strength
- China is a spacepower threat because it is willing to sell its missile and space technology
- Chinese ability to invade Taiwan kept in check by lack of counterspace capability
- China Likely to Attempt to Disable U.S. Satellites Before Attacking Taiwan
- China Has Sufficient Resources to Develop Anti-Satellite Weapons
- China wants to keep space "weapon free"
- China actively pushing for space arms control
- Chinese economy limits their civil space power ambitions
- Critics exaggerate the risks from space weapon accidents
- Conventional deterrence can deter attacks on U.S. space assets
- Commercial Imagery and Communication Satellites not Threatened by Jamming
- Contribution of outer space to global economy increasing
- Conventional strikes on satellite ground stations may be faster, easier, and cheaper than using space weapons
- Clementine 2 Program Showed Usefulness of Anti-Satellite Weapons Research for Defending Earth Against Asteroids
- Conventionally-armed ballistic missiles are least risky long-range strike option
- Current U.S. military dominance on land and in space should be enough to start an arms race in space if it were likely
- Coalition in Operation Iraqi Freedom attacked Iraq's satellite ground stations
- Clandestine ASAT Development would be Difficult
- Competition over Scare Space Resources led to Hostile Jamming of a Satellite in 1996
- Chinese military space program driven primarily by security interests, not as a response to U.S. space control initiatives
- China has a wide range of technological options for attacking space assets
- China Actively Developing Space Control Capabilities
- China Likely to Target U.S. Space Assets as a Precursor to an Attack Against Taiwan
- China developing microsatellite capabilities for space control
- China is developing laser weapon system to attack satellites
- China is concerned that U.S. missile defense research is a first step towards space weaponization
- China is concerned U.S. work on the space-based interceptor test bed will lead to anti-satellite weapon advances