Conquering the Emptiness: A New Stage in the Militarization of Outer Space

... 2020, NATO announced the creation of a space centre at Allied Air Command in the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is planning to establish its own Space Command in 2022 , and even the “pacifist” Japan announced the launch ... ...." Undoubtedly, this process is only gaining momentum, and in the near future, all the large military powers will grant their military space agencies a higher and more autonomous status. Significantly, this is where Russia has been well ahead of the curve,...