Is America planning to wage war against Russia, China from space?

As the world is moving forward in its journey into space to make new discoveries and find possible ways for human survival, there is also a possibility that superpowers are trying to get ahead in this race and establish their position across the world. Are strengthening further.

Apart from making scientific discoveries and understanding the universe, some of the world’s most powerful countries are also considering taking their military power to space to keep their rivals in check.

California Republican Ken Calvert has also hinted at the United States military setting up a military base on the lunar surface to fight potential threats from Russia and China in space.

According to a Washington Times report, a key House Republican congressman believes China is preparing to “militarize the moon and have Russia put a megaton bomb in low Earth orbit.”

Addressing an event of top government and technology officials in Washington, Calvert said the US Space Force is also expected to go to the Moon.

“I think the Space Force will be actively involved in going to the Moon at some point, and that discussion is ongoing,” the congressman said.

The politician’s comments come in light of his view that China is also going to start militarizing the moon, as the East Asian nation’s China National Space Administration released a video showing its plan to build a base on the surface of the moon by International Lunar Research Had shared. station.

“Obviously, China is probably going to militarize the Moon, I have no doubt about that, so I suspect we’ll have a base on the Moon as well… probably by the end of this decade.”

Both Russia and China announced ILRS-related plans in 2021.

The US congressman also spoke about news reports citing Russia’s alleged plan to “apparently place a megaton bomb in low Earth orbit”.

“And it’s basically blackmail against the world if something happens that they don’t agree to, they’ll threaten to detonate that bomb. And of course everything in low-Earth orbit will be destroyed because it Will create radiation fields around the world,” he said.