Trump announces a new military Space Command as the US grows increasingly concerned about threats to its satellites. He says Space Force is next.
"Those who wish to harm the United States, to seek to challenge us on the ultimate high ground of space, it's going to be a whole different ballgame," Trump said at a White House ceremony marking the command's establishment.Space Command will become the 11th combatant command, joining the ranks of US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, and US Special Operations Command, which oversees Special Operations Forces.
John Raymond, the incoming US Space Command commander, told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday."There is a growing threat. The scope, scale and complexity is concerning," Raymond said, adding that"there's reversible jamming of GPS communication satellites. There's directed energy threats. There's missiles that can be shot from the ground and blow up a satellite, like was demonstrated by China in 2007. So there's a full spectrum.
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