02-05-2025
US shares Chinese military's space secrets with Britain
The US has begun sharing some of its most sensitive intelligence on Chinese and Russian space operations with Britain and other Five Eyes nations in a move described as 'momentous'.
Until this month, the activity of Space Delta 9, a unit focused on America's orbital warfare, was largely deemed 'US eyes only', meant only for Americans with top-secret security clearance.
However, US military chiefs have taken the unprecedented step of allowing UK military leaders to observe their work at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, in light of mounting concern about China's militarisation of space.
• China's spy satellites pose threat to Taiwan, space chiefs warn
In recent weeks, Air Commodore N J Stringer, the UK's strategic command attache in Washington DC, has been briefed on
