B. Chance Saltzman
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Sep 17, 2026
Chance SaltzmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
What do we characterize that defense by name? Space superiority.
Tiffany MeierHOST
Rebecca, General Saltzman mentioned China's kill web in that clip.
Tiffany MeierHOST
Break that down for us.
Tiffany MeierHOST
What is it and how concerned should we be about it?
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Frank Kendall, who served as Air Force Secretary under President Joe Biden, told The Times in a 2024 interview.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
General Chance Saltzman, who served as the Space Force's chief of space operations during the Biden and second Trump administrations until his retirement last month, told the Senate committee in 2023 that the new space weapons systems would be fully operational by 2026.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Neither Mr. Kendall nor General Saltzman specified how the systems would work.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Other former Pentagon officials have said they likely would include lasers, high-powered microwave systems, or even US satellites that can grab or move enemy satellites.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Frank Kendall, who served as Air Force Secretary under President Joe Biden, told The Times in a 2024 interview.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
General Chance Saltzman, who served as the Space Force's chief of space operations during the Biden and second Trump administrations until his retirement last month, told the Senate committee in 2023 that the new space weapons systems would be fully operational by 2026.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Neither Mr. Kendall nor General Saltzman specified how the systems would work.
Ken KuminskiNARRATOR
Other former Pentagon officials have said they likely would include lasers, high-powered microwave systems, or even US satellites that can grab or move enemy satellites.
speaker_4CORRESPONDENT
The US Space Force is now confirming that the US has weapons positioned in Earth orbit, and that they exist for both offensive and defensive measures.
speaker_4CORRESPONDENT
The admission follows recent remarks by Space Force General Chance Saltzman about space as a war-fighting realm.
Chance SaltzmanSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And we've built an organization capable of protecting and defending our interests in space.
speaker_4CORRESPONDENT
The admission was immediately condemned by China's government, but the Pentagon blames China for the buildup, claiming they put weapons up there first.
JoshuaHOST
And there was a wear test.
JoshuaHOST
General Chance Saltzman put on the all-black mess dress himself at the Air Force Weapons School graduation in Las Vegas on June 23rd, 2026.
JoshuaHOST
Years of Guardian feedback, an actual process run by the actual service.
JoshuaHOST
And then...
19 MINS LATER
JoshuaHOST
Verhoeven, right? He's got like a cool story to tell at parties now.
JoshuaHOST
But who actually pays for this gas?
WillHOST
Well, it seems like Chance Saltzman plays pretty directly.
WillHOST
This is where it gets less funny.
Laura WinterHOST
And it's about establishing a space academy.
Laura WinterHOST
And add to that Today, as we are recording in a hangar at Joint Base Andrews, General Chance Saltzman is handing the responsibility of leading the United States Space Force over to General Doug Schess.
Laura WinterHOST
So all of this new guidance dropped just days before Schess became the new chief of space operations.
Laura WinterHOST
The memo and the proclamation just may represent pieces of a long-term strategic effort that secures U.S. interests on Earth and into and through space and off world.
Mike BakerHOST
Western officials are also preparing for electronic jamming, cyberattacks, lasers, anti-satellite missiles, and potentially armed spacecraft.
Mike BakerHOST
General Chance Saltzman, the chief of the Space Force, calls the threat from China, quote, "substantial." Of course, the military depends on satellites for communications, intelligence, navigation, precision targeting, and missile warnings.
Mike BakerHOST
Take those satellites away, and much of America's military advantage down here on Earth could be severely crippled.
Mike BakerHOST
That's why General Stephen Whiting, the head of U.S. Space Command, says Washington can no longer focus exclusively on defending American satellites.