 Pentagon has started preparations for war with Russia and China in space. The Pentagon is gearing up for a future conflict in space as China and Russia deploy missiles and lasers that can take out satellites and disrupt military and civilian communications. U.S. military long ago dropped the notion of crude, orbiting space weapons in favor of satellites because the logistics of supporting people outside of Earth's atmosphere was formidable. This was reported by the Wall Street Journal. According to the publication, the White House has proposed this month to increase the annual budget of the Space Force to a record level $30 billion. This is $4 billion more than last year. It's a huge budget for the Air Force and Navy. The cost of the U.S. Space Force includes increasing the number of military personnel to 16,000 people, getting special simulators to prepare for potential battles in space as well as training on satellites, weapons systems, ground communication, and sensor equipment. The journal reminds that at the end of last year, the United States called China the biggest threat, the main reason for which is the development of ground-based missiles and lasers. Along with China, Russia is increasingly declaring its desire to control space. Thus, the outlet reminds that Russia recently destroyed one of its satellites with the latest ground-based missile. Probably we are talking about the testing of the Noodle Combat Complex in November of last year, as reported by Izveshia. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense released information about the destruction of the satellite in orbit with the help of a special missile. In January, the publication cited sources as saying that the Pentagon had revised its approach to contracts for new missile launch programs. So, if earlier the U.S. military department relied on the price-quality principle when choosing a contractor, now Washington is more interested in the question of whether the satellites launched into space will be able to repel possible attacks from Russia or China. According to the outlet, the main threat in the Pentagon is China's space program. The article said the Pentagon is concerned about the deployment of Chinese and Russian missile and laser weapons that could disable satellites and disrupt military and civilian communications.