It cannot actually be in Russia's interest that the International Space Station had to be evacuated because the country shot down a satellite.
There are also two Russian cosmonauts on board the ISS, and Moscow's announced space station does not yet exist.
But many things in Putin's empire have to be subordinated to military purposes, which is also evident on earthly scenes. The apparently successful test of an anti-satellite missile adds another 1,500 pieces of debris to the already large heap of junk orbiting the earth, according to American estimates. This is indeed "inconsiderate," as the US Secretary of State says, towards other space-faring nations.
The militarization of space is one of the major trends of the 21st century.
For our networked IT companies, there is no less at stake than with a conventional attack on earth.
This has been recognized even in peaceful Germany, the Bundeswehr has had a space command since this summer.
Of course, no plans to fight satellites are being pursued, it was said of the commissioning.
The Defense Minister considered the comparison with “Star Wars” to be sensational at the time.
That will not be shared in Moscow, Beijing and Washington.
But Germany is struggling to arm missiles that are in the atmosphere.