US Space Command Leader Warns of Russia's Future Space Plans...US nuclear and space commanders warn America is being outpaced by Russia and China at ‘breathtaking’ rate

"U.S. Space Command head, General Stephen Whiting, warned that Russia still poses a "formidable" challenge to America's dominance in space despite facing setbacks on the battlefield against Ukraine.

"Russia's struggles following their invasion of Ukraine should not create a false sense of confidence that Moscow is fading in the space domain," Whiting said during the 2024 Space Summit on Tuesday, as quoted by SpaceNews."

"According to Whiting, Russia's weakness within its military amid its over two-year war in Ukraine may push Moscow to focus on space-based operations, cyber systems and other "unconventional methods" in the future, according to SpaceNews. He added that Moscow "will remain a formidable and less predictable challenge to the United States in key areas over the next decade, while still facing many hurdles of its own making.""
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-space-command-leader-warns-of-russias-future-space-plans/ar-BB1joe5l

"The four-star commanders of U.S. nuclear and space forces warned Congress yesterday that Russia and China are on track to threaten America’s long-held military advantage seriously in both realms in the coming years.

In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, both Gen. Anthony Cotton, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, and Gen. Stephen Whiting, commander of the U.S. Space Command, used the adjective “breathtaking” to describe the rapid buildup and modernization of nuclear forces and space capabilities by America’s two near-peer adversaries."
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/daily-on-defense/2897594/us-nuclear-and-space-commanders-warn-america-is-being-outpaced-by-russia-and-china-at-breathtaking-rate/