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Nicolas Baverez: "The great breakdown of space Europe"

2023-01-08T18:30:35.932Z


CHRONICLE - Space offers a new and cruel illustration of the wide gap that is widening between words and things in terms of European sovereignty.


Space, after the period of disengagement which followed the fall of Sovietism, asserts itself as an essential infrastructure.

It is in the 21st century what the sea was in the 19th century: whoever controls space controls the earth.

Space has become key for the sovereignty of nations, the competitiveness of economies and scientific research.

Ukraine's remarkable resistance to Russian aggression is explained by its ability to manage the battlefield in real time, enabled by American space intelligence.

At the same time, the militarization of space continues at full speed despite the 1967 treaty, notably with the missile, laser and electromagnetic anti-satellite weapons programs.

Space is just as vital for the development of digital services, the market of which should represent 1,200 billion dollars over the next two decades: Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are thus competing for the deployment of their constellations of satellites…

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Source: lefigaro

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