WATCH: How the Space Force is preparing for the next war in space

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Published by the Washington Times, 22 January 2026

Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on the ‘threats in orbit’ facing America

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The race for national security dominance in space has become a central aspect of 21st-century great power competition, with China, Russia and others challenging the United States as the world leader in the futuristic warfare domain. National Security Editor Guy Taylor goes inside the Pentagon for a sit-down interview with U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman on how the newest branch of the U.S. military is responding to fast-evolving threats in space at a time when humanity is increasingly dependent on earth-orbiting satellites.

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