China's space debris cleanup may be cover story for arms against U.S. satellites, Pentagon says | The Japan Times

China's space debris cleanup may be cover story for arms against U.S. satellites, Pentagon says | The Japan Times
WASHINGTON - China is developing sophisticated space capabilities such as “satellite inspection and repair” and debris cleanup — “at least some of which could also function” as weapons against U.S. satellites, according to the Defense Intelligence Agency.
The increase in what’s essentially orbiting garbage that could damage or destroy a satellite “has implications for policymakers worldwide and is encouraging the development of space debris removal technology,” the agency said Monday in an unclassified publication on threats to U.S. satellites.
But “this technology is dual-use because it could be used to damage another satellite,” it said..."
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