China tests "phantom space attack" missile technology—media

(RT) ⸻ Chinese military engineers have developed a space-based method of overwhelming missile-defense systems, which could lead to unintentional nuclear war. In a computer simulation, three small spacecraft were released into space and sent false signals back to ground-based missile warning radars, spoofing them into thinking that many more missiles were inbound. The simulation could be easily scaled up to include more spacecraft, which could overwhelm a sophisticated missile defense network and open an adversary up to a follow-up attack with real missiles. However, the breakthrough is unlikely to be used against a peer-level adversary, as it will serve as strategic deterrence.