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Pistorius said Russia and China have the capability to engage in space warfare and already occupy strategic positions in space.

鈥淭hey can jam, blind, manipulate, or kinetically disrupt satellites,鈥� he told a space conference in Berlin, adding that the German military has already been targeted by jamming attacks.

Russia did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Pistorius said two Russian Luch-Olymp reconnaissance satellites are tracking two Intelsat satellites that are used by, among others, the German armed forces.

The minister said that as he was speaking, 鈥�39 Chinese and Russian reconnaissance satellites are flying over us,” with their observations being transmitted in real-time. 鈥淪o be careful what you say,鈥� he added.

Europe lags behind the United States, China and Russia .

For decades, Europe has relied upon the U.S. for its security in space, but the Trump administration鈥檚 plus a commercial market that鈥檚 growing exponentially, has prompted Europeans to rethink their approach.

Currently, Europe鈥檚 only space base capable of launching rockets and satellites into orbit is in sparsely populated French Guiana, an overseas department of France in South America that鈥檚 roughly 500 kilometers (310 miles) north of the equator. Otherwise, Europe borrows