The Russian "Noviy Vostochny Abazrini" website published a report by writer Vladimir Platov, in which he said that the USSR was the pioneer in the peaceful exploration of space, the first to launch a satellite around the Earth, and the first to organize a human journey into outer space.
He added that the United States tried to compete with the Soviet Union, in 1969 they landed on the moon, although in many countries, including the United States itself, there are still disputes about whether this is a true fact or a fake.
The United States recently opened a branch of its space force in South Korea (Reuters)
The writer pointed out that the United States quickly turned the scientific and technical competition with the Soviet Union in space into a military operation, considering outer space a future battlefield, especially after Donald Trump formed in 2018 a new type of armed force, which is the space forces, which was the main purpose. Including carrying out military operations in space.
The report reviewed the military space units established by the United States, which are called "Space Delta", including "Space Delta 3" specialized in electronic warfare, "Space Delta 8" responsible for satellite communications and navigation warfare, and "Space Delta 18", whose mission is to confront Russia and China. in near-earth orbits.
He stated that the "Space Command" was present in the United States in the "Star Wars" program announced by the late President Ronald Reagan in 1983, which was a strategic defense initiative aimed at gaining dominance in space by deploying means capable of intercepting the missiles of others, a program that was discontinued. 1993.
The report stated that this American policy was found legal cover for it in August 2020, when a law was passed stating that space forces do not limit their work only to defending themselves, but also to attacking "if necessary to protect American national interests."
He explained that during the recent period, information began to appear about enhancing the capabilities that Washington and its allies possess in space, especially in terms of receiving and distributing information from satellites, and using it in the US strategic military plans.
According to the author, Washington has begun establishing units of the Regional Space Command to coordinate and manage the work of the US Space Forces, as the first of these units was already established in early November 2022 in the Indian and Pacific Oceans Command structure in Hawaii.
And by the end of 2022, the United States plans - according to the South Korean Yonhap News Agency - to establish a similar structure within the Central Command of the Armed Forces responsible for the Middle East, in addition to another structure in South Korea.