China’s “Orbital” Nuclear Missiles That Could Hit The U.S. From Space Rattles Pentagon; Why U.S. Fears FOBS?

By Sakshi Tiwari – The Eurasian Times

If the threat posed by a rapidly expanding arsenal of air, ground, and sea-launched conventional and nuclear missiles from China was not enough, the United States is now grappling with the potential threat of a Chinese missile attack from low Earth orbit.

China could amass dozens of orbiting missiles with nuclear warheads in about ten years, the Defense Intelligence Agency warned on May 13. These missiles would be able to get to the US in significantly less time than conventional intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), the DIA said, as reported by Bloomberg.