The Department of Defense's new defense space strategy addresses the new realities of space: great power competition and militarization of the domain, the deputy defense secretary said. The very nature of warfare is poised to undergo a major transformation with militarization of space and continued progress toward weaponization, says Chief of Defense Staff CDS . Members begin a broad debate on conventional weapons, hearing from major groups of states. Positions have hardened in the face of two competing approaches aimed at preventing an arms race in space, one promoting responsible behavior through voluntary commitments and the other calling for a rapid start to negotiations on a plan legal. The militarization of space has nothing to do with space weaponry. The militarization of space occurs when space assets are used to acquire relevant data to help militaries carry out land, air and maritime activities. On the other hand, the use of the space field against terrestrial objects or the targeting of weapons in orbital space comes. A space force responsible for launch, space defense, and long-range surveillance was created, although the lines of authority in the post-Soviet chaos were shifting and ambiguous. While cost estimates and capabilities are highly classified, a US spy satellite from the early 2000s broke up. in public opinion when members of Congress criticized its cost: almost $10.