As War Looms, US Lags Behind China In Space Power

- June 4, 2026
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent acknowledged Wednesday that he threatened to “kick ass” during a heated confrontation last year, while firmly denying reports that he threatened to punch the now-acting Director of National Intelligence “in the face.”

The unusual exchange emerged during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, where Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) pressed Bessent about reports surrounding a confrontation between the two Trump administration officials during the summer of 2025.

According to Bessent, one key detail in the widely circulated account was inaccurate.

While he denied threatening.

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PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEF (PDB) – China is rapidly advancing a broad spectrum of counterspace capabilities as part of a sustained push to secure military dominance in orbit.

A lack of high-level US government attention to crafting national security space policy is creating constraints on the Space Force’s ability to quickly evolve to counter today’s threats, particularly from China’s growing space power.

MEANWHILE – Addressing US military space race vulnerabilities. As Russia seeks Ukraine’s subjugation in Europe and China threatens Taiwan in the Pacific, the military dimensions of space have grown ever more critical.

AND – As it develops new weapons to attack satellites, the Space Force is focused more on ground-based anti-satellite efforts where the technology is more mature.

FOR YOUR EYES ONLY – Here’s a roundup of today’s other top defense stories ending the week from conservative national security expert PAUL CRESPO.

Not the President’s Daily Brief, but almost as good – PAUL’S DEFENSE BRIEFING – the PDB:    

NATIONAL SECURITY

DARPA is dramatically expanding its spooky science ‘Quantum Benchmarking Initiative’ by adding 18 companies to help the private sector build a workable quantum computer by 2033.

Pathway to spending 5% of GDP on defense, a U.S. demand, ‘has to be real’ for NATO allies, SecState Rubio says.

IS SHE? IS IT? Gabbard is wrong: Climate change is a national security threat.

HOMELAND SECURITY

TEAM BIDEN DID IT ALSO – The Pentagon’s top watchdog has begun an investigation into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal, a commercial messaging app, to plan military strikes on Yemen.

POLITICS

Trump to fire several senior National Security Council officials, after he was urged by far-right activist Laura Loomer to purge staffers she deemed insufficiently committed to his MAGA agenda.

Gen. Timothy Haugh, the head of both the National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command, has been fired by Trump over loyalty concerns.

Defense appropriators in Congress have recommended adding nearly $15 billion DOD did not request in fiscal 2025 for several hundred military research and procurement programs.

Senate Republicans moving ahead with Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ of tax breaks and spending cuts amid tariff uproar.

Celebrity doctor and former TV host Mehmet Oz has been confirmed by the Senate to run Medicare and Medicaid that oversees the healthcare of millions of elderly and poor Americans.

Trump was sued Thursday over the 20 percent tariffs he imposed on Chinese goods in the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s broader announcement.

PENTAGON WOKE WATCH

Hegseth says changes coming to physical standards for women in combat roles.

US POWER OVERSEAS

Amphibious warship USS Comstock (LSD-45) is now deployed in the Indo-Pacific with elements of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Meanwhile, a Marine Rotational Force has wrapped up its six-month deployment with the completion of Exercise Valiant Mark with the Singapore Army.

CHINA THREAT

Australia sizes up a continent-size gap in air defenses. Military leaders are scrambling to cobble together fresh air defense capabilities, as China’s missile arsenal grows, and its warships are showing up in Australasia. (RELATED: America’s Top Adversary Running Suspicious Drills Before Possible Invasion)

RUSSIA THREAT – UKRAINE WAR

A non-American as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO? That’d be ‘problematic,’ the US general currently in the position warned lawmakers today.

Greenland ‘absolutely critical’ for hunting Russian submarines. As Trump seeks control of Greenland, the top US military commander in Europe said the massive island is vital to US national security.

Greenland’s military possibilities for the US.

As she visits Greenland, Danish leader tells the US ‘you cannot annex another country,’ even if you say international security is at stake.

Faced with constant attacks by Ukrainian drones and artillery, officials in the Russian border town of Shebekino have placed anti-drone netting on dozens of buildings for protection. Ukrainians mock the move as “protecting windows from pigeon shit.”

One-way Ukrainian attack drones and other weapons have destroyed 3,000 Russian tanks in the past year, as well as thousands of other platforms.

IRAN THREAT/MIDEAST

BEST OPPORTUNITY EVER – Is the US about to go to war with Iran? The U.S. is pouring military assets into the Middle East as Trump’s deadline for Iran to come to the negotiating table fast approaches.

Israel killed a Hamas commander in the Sidon region of southern Lebanon. The strike also killed his son, a member of Hamas. (RELATED: Foreign Leader Reveals Large Territorial Gains Coming To Disputed Region)

NORTH KOREA THREAT

DANGER – The leftwing firebrand who could be South Korea’s next leader.

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Australia, Canada should build out polar partnership. Canada is set to purchase an Australian over-the-horizon radar system to be used in Arctic. The sale is being billed as Australia’s largest defense export ever, and a new tie between the two nations.

Trump publicly backs another embattled far-right European leader, Marine Le Pen, after the French presidential hopeful was barred from political office over an embezzlement conviction.

The Brazilian Navy has formally signed an agreement to acquire two UK Royal Navy amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark.

Mexico’s economic minister praised the ‘preferential treatment’ received by Mexico after Trump unveiled sweeping new global tariffs.

US MILITARY

LESS ARMY – Due to mounting fiscal pressures at DOD and a broader shift in military strategy away from Europe and counterterrorism, the Army is quietly considering a reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops.

DECEPTION – An Army unit used a combination of radio frequency emitters pumping out false signals and inflatable decoy artillery pieces to lure their opponents into attacking and revealing their positions in an exercise earlier this year.

Next year, two US warships are slated to get a prototype AI-powered system designed to filter their sensor data for target spotting and tracking—and then predict their behavior.

First OA-1K Skyraider II handed over to Air Force Special Operations Command. But questions remain about how they will use the OA-1K, as the command prepares for future high-end contingencies.

END of PDB

The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the positions of American Liberty News.

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Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Liberty Defense News. As a Marine Corps officer, he led Marines, served aboard ships in the Pacific and jumped from helicopters and airplanes. He was also a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at U.S. embassies worldwide. He later ran for state and federal office, taught political science, wrote for the editorial board of a major newspaper and had his own radio show. A graduate of Georgetown, London and Cambridge universities, he brings decades of experience and insight to the issues that most threaten our American liberty – at home and from abroad. To read more go to: paulcrespo.com.

2 Comments
    Gloria Jimenez-Ross

    How is that surprising after years of allowing the Chinese to walk al over America – China owns immense plots of land in America, some adjacent to our Military bases
    During the Biden Administration, China RULED; they flew recognizance balloons at will, around our Military installations for days, gathering information at will with not a single repercussion.
    The Biden BOGUS REGIME catered to China, as did all of the members of the administration.

    We know that Biden family has taken MILLIONS of $$$$ from China in exchange for SELLING America; We know that Biden SOLD America’s Foreign Policy like popcorn at the movies.

    Also, while America was being bankrupted by wasting BILLIONS of $$$$ for DEI and other BS programs and supporting programs all over the world, including those of terrorists, China was busy building up their Military and pumping up members of their Military.

    For the past four years Biden was busy handing out fistfuls of money to enemies and terrorist while China gleefully continued to build up its Military.

    Gloria Jimenez-Ross

    Gee, what a shock
    The Chinese were spending their time and money on preparations and ware readiness, while Biden’s only concern was how many millions he could get on the next sale of American Foreign Policy, and sending money to Terrorist organizations and making sure that all DEI programs were FNDED to the max.
    “Country Security>?” “What’s that and how much does pay?”

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