West Needs to Divest From China to Avoid Space Wars, Rocket Scientist Warns

‘Cessation of Western investment—which is almost half a trillion dollars a year into China’s economy—could cripple that capability,’ Tory Bruno said.

A Long March 7Y4 rocket carrying the Tianzhou 3 cargo ship on a mission to deliver supplies to China's Tiangong space station launches from the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in China's southern Hainan province, on Sept. 20, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images

A leading American rocket scientist says the United States and its like-minded allies still have an opportunity to cripple China’s rapid weaponization of space, which is reliant on ongoing foreign investment, to prevent a potential war breaking out in space.

However, that window of opportunity is closing.