Chinese scientists have expressed fears that the secret space plane of the U.S. military X-37B could be weaponized as a “space killer”. American space force’s X-37B plane embarked on its eighth mission last month.
Researchers from China’s Space Engineering University believe that with the recent mission of the space plane, the U.S. is possibly aiming to maintain its space supremacy.
They have pointed out that the plane could be weaponized as a “space killer”. Wang Tiantian and Feng Songjiang from the university’s Space Security Research Centre have expressed fears that the plane has dynamic capabilities and with its onboard systems, it could be used as a key component of American military’s ‘Prompt Global Strike’ system in the future.
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