France Suspects Russian Space Attack Targeted Military Satellite Last Year

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/france-suspects-russian-space-attack-targeted-military-satellite?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-politics&utm_content=politics&utm_source=twitter

A Russian spy satellite may have targeted France’s secret communications in space last year, French Defense Minister Florence Parly said.

The Russian aggression is a sign of a new, military space race that requires France and its European allies to beef up their own, independent, infrastructure, Parly said Friday.

Russia’s Louch-Olymp satellite approached a French-Italian orbiter about 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers) above the Earth last year in what looked like an “act of espionage,” Parly said, adding that Russia isn’t the only nation developing a more aggressive presence in space, citing the U.S. and China.

“We know for a fact that other great space powers are putting some intriguing objects into orbit, testing potentially offensive capabilities, conducting maneuvers that leave little doubt about their aggressive motives,” Parly said in a speech at the French National Space Agency’s headquarters in Toulouse. “We are in danger,” she added. “The stakes are high. This is an absolute priority.

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2. ...and Rec!

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