Civilian satellites used by the military could become targets, a senior Moscow diplomat has cautioned
The US and its allies are exposing civilian space assets to potential attack by utilizing them for military purposes, a senior Russian diplomat has warned. The warning came after NATO unveiled plans for a space monitoring fleet that will use commercial and military satellites for its missions.
Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the non-proliferation and weapons control directorate in the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on Thursday that the US is weaponizing space and blurring the boundaries between military and civilian infrastructure in orbit.
American use of spacecraft to benefit other nations on the battlefield âis in fact a form of participation in [conflicts] by proxy,â Vorontsov said, adding that âquasi-civilian space infrastructureâ in particular could face âretaliation.â
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