India's Top General Calls for Military Space Program

The head of India's army, General Deepak Kapoor, has called for development of a military space program for the purpose of self defence, noting that China's space program is making rapid progress.
India has already embarked on an ambitious military program. It carried out tests on a nuclear-capable missile and is reopening air force bases along its Chinese border. It also plans to acquire nuclear subs and aircraft carriers within 10 years.
"[We need to] optimize space applications for military purposes... With time we will get sucked in to a military race to protect our space assets and inevitably there will be a military contest in space," said Kapoor.


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