Sanctions are crushing Russia's efforts to counter American space superiority, but analysts have a rising concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin may link up with China's wealth to develop the weapons that could stop American warfighters in their tracks.Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond has warned that America's adversaries are already operating as if space was a warfighting domain, exhibiting ground and space-based weapons capabilities that can target vulnerable American satellites. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) told Air Force Magazine on June 29 that satellite survivability and redundancy were his priorities for fending off adversaries, but a closer look at the budget was necessary."I don't think 'catch-up,' is the right [phrase]," Smith said when asked about American space weapons compared to adversaries in a Defense Writers Group discussion. "We're not behind in this area."The chairman said his priorities were cost-effective launch and the survivability of satellites and command and control systems.
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机译：制裁迫使俄罗斯反对美国空间优势的努力，但俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京可能与中国的财富联系起来，发展武器，这些武器可能会阻止美国战争者在他们的轨道上。John W. “Jay”Raymond警告说，美国的对手已经运作，好像空间是一个战争领域，展示可以针对脆弱的美国卫星的地面和空间的武器能力。众议院武装委员会主席Adam Smith（D-Wash。）于6月29日告诉空军杂志，卫星生存能力和冗余是他抵御对手的优先事项，但仔细看看预算是必要的。“我不认为'追赶“是正确的[短语]，”史密斯说，当被问及美国太空武器时，与防御作家团体讨论的对手相比。 “我们在这方面没有落后。”主席表示，他的优先事项是经济效益的发布和卫星和指挥和控制系统的生存能力。
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