US space war games with allies raise risk of Star Wars-style arms race: analysts
- Britain, Canada and Australian forces involved in simulations of attacks on US satellite systems
- Greater posturing on all sides increases regional geopolitical uncertainty, observer says
US efforts to draw Britain, Canada and Australia into an alliance to counter space programme threats from China and Russia could escalate into a Star Wars-style space arms race, increasing regional instabilities, experts said.
The simulations included the shooting down of American missile-tracking satellites, satellite jamming, and other electronic warfare “effects” that are possible tactics in space warfare, Reuters reported on Monday.
It was the 13th such exercise in the US, and the third to involve partners such as Britain, Canada and Australia. Russia and China were the key aggressor nations in the games, Reuters reported.
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Hong Kong-based military commentator Song Zhongping said the US’ move to draw its allies into the war games was an attempt to “reactivate the Star Wars space system during the Cold War”.