China has developed a new space-based electronic tool that could allow Beijing to launch a “global strike” on US warships, wiping them out in minutes.
The impact of the new tool was tested in China’s latest war games simulation, unveiling the potentially horrific consequences such an attack could have.
The simulation showed Beijing would need less than 30 new satellites to deliver a deadly missile strike on US assets and those of its allies in the Pacific.
The electronic reproduction showed China launching a barrage of hypersonic anti-ship missiles toward an American carrier strike group transporting dozens of warplanes.
The missiles could rise up to 124 miles in the sky before heading downward toward the carrier group.
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China could then position the space-based satellites to hover over the striker group to send out radar signals blocking missile detection hardware for up to 10 minutes.
The simulation suggested that US-based radars would then be able to pick up the missiles’ trajectory when they’re already 30 miles away from the warship.
Chinese scientist Liu Shichang, who has allegedly been working in the secretive lab which developed the new electronic war tool, said the space tech would give China a “unique advantage”.
The simulation raises security concerns across the West, as researchers suggested it would take two to three satellites to take out an aircraft carrier. A global strike would require 28.
The scientists involved in the simulation have also suggested the development of the satellites is relatively easy as they do not require particularly advanced tech.
Findings of the war games simulation were released in a Chinese conflict journal, with researchers insisting that Beijing is now “forging ahead with related research” to develop further space-based war tools.
The report comes as NATO military committee chief Admiral Rob Bauer warned the world is now facing its “most dangerous and volatile moments.”
Admiral Bauer also argued civilians will need to prepare for new forms of warfare that could completely change their lives.
