The Minister of the Armed Forces, Sébastien Lecornu, warned this Tuesday, March 13, that “we are the generation of human beings who will know what could be a form of Star War.”
According to him, it is a “vulnerability” of the French army. “These are challenges in which, if we are not waking up, we can win,” French minister continued in France 2.
A Russian Espionage Case in space in 2017
Sébastien Lecornu spoke of “capacities for the destruction of satellites in space, fortunately sometimes only blind” but also “by directed or laser weapon.”
In 2017, a Russian satellite tried to spy on a Franco-Toalian satellite used for safe military communications. The defense minister of the time when Florence Parly had mentioned “an act of espionage.”
“Other very large spatial powers display intriguing objects in orbit, they experiment with potentially offensive abilities, lead maneuvers that leave no doubt about their aggressive vocation,” then warned Florence Parly.
Among these “other very great powers” are, without a doubt, China. A Pentagon report published in 2021 said that Beijing had an arsenal capable of destroying satellites located in low earth orbit. For his part, India died in 2019 a satellite in low orbit at a distance of 300 kilometers with an anti -cell missile during an exercise.
“The idea of reaching 100,000 reservists”
Another “fragility” mentioned this Thursday by Sébastien Lecornu for “We French”: “The multiplication of crisis at the same time”, evoking the terrorist threat or a health crisis as in Mayotte after the passage of the chid cyclone in December 2024.
“The concomitance of these risks must lead us to strengthen reserves,” said Sébastien Lecornu.
For the Minister of Armies, “the future is a true professional reserve” with “the idea of reaching 100,000 reservists.”
Even so, with respect to our defense, Sébastien Lecornu spoke on Wednesday “the need for a European collective effort” in “defense of soldier air, space, ammunition and the ability to detect long -range strikes.” Domains “that are an emergency,” said the Minister of the Armed Forces after a meeting with their German, Italian, Poles and British counterparts largely dedicated to the defense of Europe.
Source: BFM TV
