“Ukraine’s use of Starlink for resilient communications and US plans to deploy hundreds of missile defense satellites probably are amplifying adversary views of the importance of defeating large constellations,”
Satellites like Starlink are used to assist in wartimes, so to Russia, it is only natural to want to remove this advantage by targeting them.
The experience could drive Russian leaders to look to the space or cyber domains to find an edge.
Russia is incentivized to expand its space force because of their war with Ukraine. Space may be that domain necessary to get the edge on the war.
assessed that space is one of those foundational issues
Technological advancements in space is one way the US has maintained its power. To China and Russia, balancing this power means reducing American space power.