US Being Lapped in Anti-Satellite Technology, CSIS Says

The U.S. was naive in hopes its satellites were safe from attack because they were out of reach or "that other nations would not dare," and other countries have surpassed it in anti-satellite technology, said House Armed Services Committee member Jim Cooper, D-Tenn., in a Center for Strategic and International Studies space threat report Thursday. CSIS said for nations that have successfully tested kinetic physical anti-satellite capabilities, like Russia and China, it's important to watch for development of testing new boost systems. It said there's evidence Iran and North Korea are interested in orbital space launch capabilities, which could be a precursor to kinetic physical counterspace weapons.