The Pentagon will use space capabilities in military conflicts.

According to RIA Novosti on April 3, the US Department of Defense announced that, in order to prepare for the use of space capabilities in a conflict, the Pentagon needs to increase cooperation with private companies so that it can rely on them.

"We want to integrate commercial space solutions into our day-to-day operations even in peacetime, so we can rely on them in the event of a conflict," Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space John Plumb told reporters.

According to Mr. John Plumb, the US Department of Defense is ready to support the development of new initiatives for potential private companies, in a coalition context. Mr. Plumb added that the Department of Defense has announced the "Strategy for integrating commercial space structures".

The multi-page document describes the principles of this cooperation: a balance in the use of private and public organizations, military approaches to space operations, sustainability and responsible behavior in space.

The document said that incorporating private space companies into Pentagon operations must be achieved “before conflict occurs.”

Previously, in February 2024, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby caused a stir in international public opinion with unilateral accusations that Russia was secretly deploying nuclear weapons in space. However, Mr. Kirby did not clarify whether the alleged Russian system was designed to use nuclear weapons or operated on nuclear energy; at the same time, he said that there was currently no direct risk to anyone's safety from that system.

Moscow has repeatedly pointed out that Russia, together with other countries, especially China, supports preventing an arms race in space and preserving it for peaceful purposes.

The Russian Foreign Ministry previously noted that the US and its allies are taking steps to deploy weapons in outer space and use outer space for combat operations, not only for defensive purposes, but they are constantly trying to position space as a new arena of competition and conflict between states, because the main opponents are Russia and China./.