Asian Powers Step Up Their Readiness For Space Warfare, Following America’s Lead

In its “active defense” military strategy, China was very clear about the importance of outer space, identifying it as a critical security domain, along with the oceans, cyberspace, and nuclear force. Outer space was also singled out as a command post along with cyberspace. In Japan, as the country began to orient its national space strategy on the basis of a new Basic Space Law in 2008, there is evidence to suggest that the defense policymakers already thought of outer space as the fourth domain, after land, sea, and air.

The Japanese route to a dedicated military space unit has come under the guise of its emphasis on counteracting space debris. Space debris provides a convenient cover for Japan’s military space ambitions, as it allows for the testing and development of dual-use counterspace capabilities in plain sight.

Source: forbes.com