China and Russia develop space weapons against Starlink but risk their own satellites
An investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and Le Monde reviewed documents revealing deeper-than-acknowledged military cooperation between China and Russia on space weapons, including systems targeting Elon Musk's Starlink satellites. However, analysts warn that deploying such weapons would act as a "boomerang" — attacks on Starlink could trigger the Kessler effect, a cascade of orbital collisions that would destroy Chinese and Russian satellites too. The documents also cover joint work on missile defence, autonomous loitering munitions, next-generation armoured vehicles and military avia...
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One week ago, three widely respected European news outlets published the results of an investigation into what they described as a "joint plan" by China and Russia to "defeat Elon Musk's Starlink."
The story was the product of a long-running inquiry by The Insider, Der Spiegel, and Le Monde . Reporters at those publications said they reviewed a cache of documents detailing growing military cooperation between China and Russia. The documents covered discussions between the nuclear powers on integrated air and missile defense systems, autonomous "swarm" loitering munitions, next-generation armored vehicles, and military aviation, the report said.
According to the papers, the investigation found evidence of a partnership between China and Russia in the field of space weapons far deeper than either country has acknowledged. One particular focus for China and Russia has been developing strategies to counter SpaceX's Starlink satellite broadband network.
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Google Vids gets a major AI overhaul with Gemini Omni, making video creation and editing as simple as describing what you want in plain language.
You can create a personal AI avatar by uploading a single selfie and a short voice recording.
To prevent misuse, personal avatars are restricted to the account holder’s likeness.
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