Putin fears the US is militarizing space and Russia is right to worry, experts say
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was "seriously concerned" about NATO's "attempts to militarize outer space" when he met with members of the Kremlin's Security Council last month.
"For preserving strategic supremacy in this field the United States is accelerating creation of its space forces, which are already in the process of operative preparations," Putin said, adding that the world's leading countries are fast-tracking the development of modern military space systems and dual purpose satellites and that Russia needed to do the same.
Russia opposed the militarization of space, Putin insisted, but said "at the same time the march of events requires greater attention to strengthening the orbital group and the space rocket and missile industry in general."Putin's comments Wednesday reiterated those he made in late November to his security council, in which he said he was "seriously concerned" about NATO's "attempts to militarize outer space.
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