{"id":120568,"date":"2023-10-25T11:01:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120568"},"modified":"2023-10-25T11:01:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T11:01:58","slug":"space-war-fears-grow-as-china-builds-prototype-plasma-ring-magnetic-weapon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/space-war-fears-grow-as-china-builds-prototype-plasma-ring-magnetic-weapon\/","title":{"rendered":"Space war fears grow as China builds prototype plasma ring ‘magnetic’ weapon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fears over a space war have increased after it was revealed that China has built a \u201cspace force\u201d weapon to protect its satellites from any possible enemies.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the Daily Star reported that Russia and the United States nearly clashed in space after a Russian satellite was spotting showing signs of \u201caggression\u201d to one of its satellites. And now it has emerged that China is already making moves to arm itself against any potential bad actors in space.<\/p>\n

A research team at the National University of Defence Technology in China has created a prototype of a huge weapon that will allow the country to push or pull enemy satellites \u2013 or potentially spacecraft \u2013 away from its own tech. Called \u201cSpace Force\u201d, the coaxial gun machine is able to \u201cmanipulate orbital targets using magnetic force,\u201d a report claims.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: World on verge of Space War as Russian satellite shows 'sign of aggression' to US<\/b><\/p>\n

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They claim: \u201cThese rings of plasma in the shape of a torus contain free charged particles (ions and electrons) that can move freely in response to electric and magnetic fields. The magnetic field generated by the discharge current of the plasma ring induces a current in the plasma, which in turn generates a magnetic field in opposition to the original magnetic field.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis process continues until the magnetic field lines become 'frozen' into the plasma, meaning that the magnetic force can be transported to a location far away by the plasma ring.\u201d<\/p>\n

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