China is on path to 'militarization of space'

[siegecrossbow]

I think China should develop these systems for its future space capabilities=nano-super speed satelites=using some kind of unknown tech reserached by Chinese scientsist, these nano sats will be able to launched by a variety of mobile launch vehicles and the sats will have a variety of functions including the ability to manouevre close to enemy sats to destroy them.

China should also develop sats that can defeat ASAT abilities such as manouverable sats, sats deployed with orbital Anti-ASAT bodyguards, and space-capable vehicles with a hybrid propulsion tech that can be used to launch Hypersonic Cruise Missiles or High-Velocity Precision-Guided Rods that can strike any target on earth in 1-2 hours.

Watch all your speculations show up as fact in Pentagon's Chinese military build up report lol.

 

[below_freezing]

Just have 1000 nuclear warheads that can enter stable orbit and exit at any time. If they detect gamma ray emissions from Chinese territory, exit orbit over the US and Japan hitting preprogrammed targets.

Then there will be no danger that we can ever be conquered.

 

[Abhishek_]

lol freeze you are a class act

China is free to do whatever its scientific and economic resources allow, I don't think U.S. or any other nation has the right to complain about it.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Just have 1000 nuclear warheads that can enter stable orbit and exit at any time. If they detect gamma ray emissions from Chinese territory, exit orbit over the US and Japan hitting preprogrammed targets.

Then there will be no danger that we can ever be conquered.

That is an advanced system of mutually assured destruction!

 

[Gold1010]

I thought use might like this article 2

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[ThatDamnGood]

Exactly.

It is inevitable, so why is this even a debate?

Its the US modus operandi. They don't even let the Europeans have their own GPS system. Its to create and maintain the illusion of American Exceptionalism.

 

[hembo]

One more stride for humans to eliminate humane race I guess. as if neuclear weapons weren't enough..

Good going.. keep it up and we will detroy our own future.

P.S.: not directed at China.. but all who advocates weaponization of the space.

 

[siegecrossbow]

One more stride for humans to eliminate humane race I guess. as if neuclear weapons weren't enough..

Good going.. keep it up and we will detroy our own future.

P.S.: not directed at China.. but all who advocates weaponization of the space.

I think the maximum destructive capabilities have already been achieved with nuclear weapons. I'd prefer X-37s over a nuclear tipped ICBM any day.

 

[cloneman]

The X37 is the future.And the US is already ahead,hopeful China is not thus behind.

 

[mnd]

It migh be off topic, but it is interesting to see that Russia also joined the race Russia to revamp air-space defenses by 2020 - Air Force chief | Defense | RIA Novosti

Russia will create a new generation of air and space defenses to counter any strikes against its territory by 2020 due to a potential foreign threat, the Air Force commander said on Tuesday.

"By 2030...foreign countries, particularly the United States, will be able to deliver coordinated high-precision strikes from air and space against any target on the whole territory of Russia," Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said, referring to the potential for new hypersonic and space-based offensive weapons.

"That is why the main goal of the development of the Russian Air Force until 2020 is to create a new branch of the Armed Forces, which would form the core of the country's air and space defenses to provide a reliable deterrent during peacetime, and repel any military aggression with the use of conventional and nuclear arsenals in a time of war," the general said.

According to Zelin, all Russian Air Force units will be constantly combat-ready by 2020.

"We are planning to conduct a gradual transition of Air Force units to a constant combat-ready status...and accomplish this task by 2020," the commander said.

During this period, the Air Force will bring combat units to full strength, equip them with modernized and new weaponry, and significantly improve combat training of military pilots.

Zelin said under the new concept, air-space defense brigades will be created within Russia's Air Force, and they will be equipped with advanced S-400 and planned S-500 air defense systems.

"In line with the new air-space defense concept, we have already formed a number of brigades, which will be armed with S-400 and S-500 air defense systems," Zelin said at a news conference in Moscow.

The S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at a distance of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the U.S. MIM-104 Patriot, and 2 1/2 times that of Russia's S-300PMU-2.

The system is also believed to be able to destroy stealth aircraft, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles, and is effective at ranges up to 3,500 kilometers (2,200 miles) and speeds up to 4.8 kilometers (3 miles) per second.

Russia's Defense Ministry considers the delivery of S-400 air defense missile systems to the Russian Armed Forces a priority, and wants the defense industry to increase the production of these systems despite the current economic crisis.

The fifth-generation S-500 air defense system, which is currently in the blueprint stage and is expected to be rolled out by 2012, would outperform the S-400 as well as the U.S. Patriot Advanced Capability-3 system.

"The S-500 system is being developed under a unique design...and will be capable of destroying hypersonic and ballistic targets," the general said.

Meanwhile, the Soviet-era MiG-31 Foxhound supersonic interceptor aircraft will most likely be used as part of the new air-space defense network, as was intended when it was designed.

"We are upgrading this system to be able to accomplish the same [air-space defense] tasks," Zelin said.

According to some sources, Russia has over 280 MiG-31 aircraft in active service and about 100 aircraft in reserve.

 

[mnd]

They will also revive older ASAT projects such as laser based weapons and ASAT dedicated Mig-31s as it was originally intended.

 

[siegecrossbow]

They will also revive older ASAT projects such as laser based weapons and ASAT dedicated Mig-31s as it was originally intended.

Russia has "painted" a U.S. Space Shuttle with a laser during the Cold War before and temporarily blinded the astronauts. There is speculation that there has been some tech transfer in this area between Russia and China.

 

[gambit]

Russia has "painted" a U.S. Space Shuttle with a laser during the Cold War before and temporarily blinded the astronauts. There is speculation that there has been some tech transfer in this area between Russia and China.

Never cease to amaze me that people still believe this tall tale.

 

[anon45]

While the constellation program has been cancelled, that doesn't mean the manned space program has been cancelled. I personally think this is a necessary cleaning of the drains, though I hope the new program will be properly funded with the budget in the bill (if congress doesn't then I guess our space mediocrity will continue!).


Also the Commercial space industry in the US may be taking off in the next 5-10 years. Once space is made profitable, you know humans will be there to stay.

 

[mughaljee]

i am desperately waiting for moon pic