Original title: French space command think tank: we are approaching 'Star Wars'!
French President macron announced on the 13th local time that the French army will set up a space command to meet future challenges in the space field.
Macron spoke to French military personnel on the day before French National Day on July 14. He said that the establishment of the space command is of great significance and will strengthen the protection of French satellites. He said that the focus on the space field is a 'real national security issue. Macron revealed that the new space command will be established by the French air force and will be officially established in September next year. He believes that this move aims to ensure the strengthening of France's space capabilities and will eventually form France's space force.
France's military budget for 2019-2025 has allocated 3.6 billion euros to invest in and update French satellites, and plans to launch more military reconnaissance satellites in the next few years. Macron stressed that the investment required to create the French space force is indispensable, and the specific amount will be reported by French defense minister parley later.
According to the analysis of French public opinion, the French space command may have similarities with the US space force. Last year, US President trump ordered the US Department of defense to prepare for the establishment of the sixth US space force, and described the relationship between the future space force and the air force as isolated but equal.
The voice of Germany said on the 14th that "the world is increasingly worried about the acceleration of the space militarization race by major powers." Today, the Russian television website said that more and more NATO or EU countries are expected to put forward the same ideas as the United States and France.
After ordering the formation of the "space force" in June last year, the trump administration established the space command in December last year, which is responsible for unified command and control of space forces; In March this year, the space development agency was established to be responsible for developing new space countermeasures. The US' defense Express' website said that the Pentagon is currently considering building an unmanned military space station in space orbit. The Pentagon hopes that this orbital outpost can support space experiments and operations. It can become a space logistics center and even expand into a larger manned space station. It is reported that the Pentagon issued a tender in early July, requiring interested manufacturers to 'be a self-sufficient track outpost & hellip& hellip; Propose a solution '.
The "Russia today" website quoted Russian expert Koshkin as saying that the U.S. military space station project is reminiscent of the Reagan era "Star Wars" plan. He said: 'this project is to build a space platform on which to deploy equipment for attacks from space.' Russian chief of general staff grasimov also said that Moscow would take "corresponding and asymmetric measures" to deal with the deployment of weapons by the United States in space.
"Russia today" said that although the United States and its allies have been paying attention to the militarization of space for many years, as in the past, potential opponents of the United States and Europe still "carry the pot" for this. The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency recently issued a document saying that Russia and China "regard space as an important part of modern war and anti space capability as a means to reduce the military effectiveness of the United States and allies." The report claims that these activities may seriously undermine the advantages of the U.S. military.
Russian general staff spokesman Stirling said at the hearing of the Russian State Duma on the 11th that the United States refused to negotiate with Russia and China on preventing the deployment of weapons in space. He said that the Pentagon believes that space is a potential battlefield and calls for complete freedom of action in this regard. Therefore, the United States refuses to conduct relevant negotiations on the basis of the draft treaty between Russia and China on preventing the deployment of weapons in space, and refuses to formulate international law that will restrict its military action capability in space.
Russia's "economy today" network said that Russia will not sit idly by on the militarization of us space, because this will open Pandora's box. On November 11, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Bolivian President Morales stressed the necessity of peaceful use of space at a press conference after their meeting in Moscow. Putin said that the deployment of weapons in space should be prohibited to prevent space from becoming a stage for military confrontation.
Recently, some big countries have introduced space military operations or space military strategies. On March 27 this year, India conducted an anti satellite test. Japan's 2019 defense plan outline lists space as a key strategic military field. Reuters quoted Shea, a former NATO official and an analyst of the association of friends of Europe, as saying that the output value of the emerging space market may reach $1 trillion before 2040. He said that whoever controls space controls land, sea and air at the same time; If we can't control space, we can't control other areas of war.
Britain's Independent newspaper said on the 14th that the trump government's action to form a space force has aroused the world's concern about the space arms race. At that time, the Russian Foreign Ministry warned that the space arms race might be more intense than the upsurge of developing nuclear weapons in the 20th century. The US' political 'news network quoted think tank expert isakovitz as saying:' we are approaching & lsquo; Star Wars & rsquo;, It is no longer just a picture in the film. "