Russia's Space forces chief said yesterday that the nation would have to retaliate if others deploy weapons in space - a stern warning to the US.
While Colonel General Vladimir Popovkin did not name any specific country, he was clearly referring to US plans for space-based weapons, which the Kremlin had vociferously opposed.
"We don't want to wage a war in space, we don't want to gain dominance in space, but we won't allow any other nation to dominate space," Popovkin said, according to Russian news agencies. "If any country deploys weapons in space, then the laws of warfare are such that retaliatory weapons are certain to appear."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized US plans for space-based weapons, saying it could trigger a new arms race. "It's necessary to legalize the game rules in space," Popovkin said. He warned that the complexity of space weapons could trigger a war.
US President George W. Bush signed an order in October 2006 tacitly asserting the US right to space weapons and opposing the development of treaties or other measures restricting them.
Bush also had pushed an ambitious program for space-based missile defense, and the Pentagon is working on missiles, ground lasers and other technology to shoot down satellites.
While Colonel General Vladimir Popovkin did not name any specific country, he was clearly referring to US plans for space-based weapons, which the Kremlin had vociferously opposed.
"We don't want to wage a war in space, we don't want to gain dominance in space, but we won't allow any other nation to dominate space," Popovkin said, according to Russian news agencies. "If any country deploys weapons in space, then the laws of warfare are such that retaliatory weapons are certain to appear."
Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized US plans for space-based weapons, saying it could trigger a new arms race. "It's necessary to legalize the game rules in space," Popovkin said. He warned that the complexity of space weapons could trigger a war.
US President George W. Bush signed an order in October 2006 tacitly asserting the US right to space weapons and opposing the development of treaties or other measures restricting them.
Bush also had pushed an ambitious program for space-based missile defense, and the Pentagon is working on missiles, ground lasers and other technology to shoot down satellites.
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