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US President Donald Trump and General John Raymond, Head of Spacecom, Washington, August 29, 2019. REUTERS / Kevin Lamarque

The military command of space will be responsible for ensuring the supremacy of the United States on this new terrain where Chinese and Russians are also trying to win.

With our correspondent in Washington, Anne Corpet

With the creation of this command called "Spacecom", space has officially become a new battleground. The entity created by the US president will be responsible for the defense of US satellites, threatened by enemy attacks, including China and Russia.

" Today we are opening a new chapter in the extraordinary history of the US military. The space command will ensure that US domination of space is never threatened or challenged, Trump said Thursday at a ceremony in Washington. Because we know that the best way to prevent conflict is to prepare for victory. "

The president spoke of a " historic " day, but the creation of the armed force dependent on this new command must still be approved by the Congress. The space is currently under the control of the Air Force and the Democrats are already denouncing a vain bureaucratic creation. The sixth branch of the US military is not yet born.