The Inquiry - How much of a threat is satellite warfare?
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“There is no longer any debate that space is a war fighting domain,”
These were the words of Commander General Stephen Whiting from the US government’s Space Command at a conference earlier this year.
China, the US, India and Russia have tested anti-satellite weapons in space, and technology is blurring the lines between civilian and military satellites.
But will there be war in space?
Joining us to discuss the threat of satellite warfare are: Dr Raji Rajagopalan, a resident senior fellow with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute in Canberra; Juliana Suess, an associate with the German Institute for International and Security Affairs; Saadia Pekkanen, professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA and Dr Bleddyn Bowen is an associate professor of Astro politics with the Space Research Centre at Durham University in the UK.
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier
Producer: Vicky Farncombe
Researcher: Maeve Schaffer
Technical producer: Nicky Edwards
Production Coordinator: Tammy Snow
Editor: Tara McDermott
Image: Getty Images
Published on Wednesday, 3rd September 2025.
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