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

... initiative caused a domino effect among its allies. In September 2019, France established, as part of its air force, a Space Command with ... ... space centre at Allied Air Command in the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom is planning to establish ... ... higher and more autonomous status. Significantly, this is where Russia has been well ahead of the curve, as the country’s space ... ... multi-layered “national” constellation of more than one thousand satellites that will handle the tasks of communication, missile ...