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Witnesses urge a unified U.S. grand space strategy as China accelerates lunar and cislunar activity
Summary
Former and current national security and space leaders told the Senate Commerce Committee that China is pursuing integrated civil, commercial and military space capabilities and that the United States should adopt a unified grand strategy covering exploration, commerce and security in the Earth–Moon system to maintain leadership.
Several witnesses told senators that China’s recent activities indicate an integrated push across civil, commercial and military space capabilities and that the United States must respond with a unified national strategy for the Earth–Moon system. Lieutenant General John Shaw, the former deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, said China is operating with "only superficial distinction between civil, commercial, and national security activities" and argued that the U.S. lacks a comparable, coordinated grand strategy. "If we do not unify and synchronize our efforts, we will find ourselves…in…
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