Dangerous Partners: The Russia-China Military Embrace
Russia and China are pursuing selective strategic integration in space-related military domains rather than forming a formal alliance or joint space command. Cooperation includes missile-warning assistance, computer-based joint air and missile defense exercises, and satellite-navigation interoperability. There is no evidence of an integrated Russian-Chinese space command or anti-satellite force.
Why it matters: This matters for the Russia-China military cooperation theme because selective integration in space-related domains erodes US deterrence and complicates NATO planning.