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British military chiefs criticise China and Russia for reckless behaviour in space
Two military chiefs have criticised China and Russia for reckless behaviour in space, such as using weapons to destroy satellites, leaving a trail of dangerous debris orbiting Earth.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, the head of the Royal Air Force, and General Sir Patrick Sanders, commander of Strategic Command, also for the first time left open the possibility that the UK could develop its own weapons to defend assets in space.
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Women serving in the armed forces have experienced “shocking” levels of rape, sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination, while having such little faith in the complaints system that more than half of them did not report what they had suffered, an MPs’ committee inquiry has revealed.
In what it calls one of the most important reports in its history, the Commons Defence Sub-Committee accuses the Ministry of Defence of “failing to protect female personnel” and the military chain of command of “letting them down”. The report also states that women are being blocked from “achieving their full potential” by not having an adequate system in place to counter the abuse.
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Sputnik International
Space base tracking ‘reckless’ threats to satellites by Russia and China to be built in Britain
We need to know what s going on up there, admits Chief of the Air Staff, as UK aims to join allies with eyes on the skies
By
Dominic Nicholls,
Defence and Security Editor,
at the US Space and Missile Command Centre, Los Angeles
16 July 2021 • 10:00pm
Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary, visits the US Space and Missile Systems Centre in Los Angeles
Credit: James Breeden for The Telegraph
A new space base will be built in Britain to monitor the “irresponsible and reckless” threats to satellites by Russia and China, the head of the Royal Air Force has said.
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