By jointly operating and owning the WGS system, the United States will not only increase its interoperability with a steadfast ally, but it will also create a geostrategic dilemma for China by forcing the PLA to target both U.S. and Australian military satellites in order to comprehensively paralyze American's command and control network.

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It developed this software to allow command and control using any network anywhere in the world and has assisted our military with special operations where two-way, secure communications using different platforms and environments is critical.

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Chinese strategists, including PLA Major General Dia Qingmin, have written extensively on battlespace-denial, arguing that the true dominance of the U.S. military is in fact the result of its impressive integrated network of command, control, and communications systems.

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This invisible network of mutual back-scratching made it difficult for anyone outside the military to control it - or even understand it.

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