Leonard David's INSIDE OUTER SPACE

Miscommunication and miscalculation between the U.S. and China in the “Space Race” could have grave consequences for the globe.

That’s the central theme of a new policy paper from the Lau China Institute at King’s College London outlines warns, written by Mark Hilborne, Lecturer, Defense Studies Department and in War Studies Online.

Slow to materialize

Hilborne explains that a greater understanding of China and its ambitions in space has been slow to materialize. However, as it does, “it begins to reveal a highly competitive agenda, with the objective to eclipse the U.S. in space by mid-century clearly laid out, all underpinned by a suite of counterspace capabilities.”

The policy paper adds that there’s a wider challenge to the U.S. across the full spectrum of national power. Nevertheless, the tensions that arise due to competition in space trigger particular sensitivities, “and these will need careful management to avoid space becoming a domain of outright hostility.”

For the full report, go to:

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/lci/assets/ksspplcipolicyno.2-final.pdf