US space weapons move has ‘broken taboo’, could spark new arms race, Beijing forum told

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

The US deployment of space weapons has shattered a long-held taboo and risks igniting a fresh arms race, with the world at a “breaking point in history”, speakers at a major security conference in Beijing have warned. Experts at the Xiangshan Forum this week also called for US-China dialogue on space security, just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping makes his first state visit to the US in more than a decade. US Air Force Secretary Troy Meink – the civilian head of the department that...