War in space is no longer science fiction
Inside America’s celestial struggle against China and Russia
Editor’s note: On February 14th the chair of America’s House intelligence committee asked Joe Biden to declassify information about “a serious national-security threat”, reportedly concerning a new Russian weapon in space.
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This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “Gathering the guardians”
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