General Hyten 60 Minutes
Hyten drills into his troops that U.S. satellites are no longer safe from attack. Eleven countries, including Iran and North Korea, now have the ability to launch objects into orbit.
Gen. John Hyten: It's a competition that I wish wasn't occurring, but it is. And if we're threatened in space, we have the right of self-defense, and we'll make sure we can execute that right.
In this piece, General John Hyten explains Air Force Space Commands mission, threats from other nations, and our resolve to protect our own space capabilities. It featured interviews with General Hyten, commander of Space Command, and Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. Both described our reliance on space services and how they could be disrupted by space debris, anti-satellite weapons and jamming.
A top Air Force general in an interview broadcast Sunday detailed the threat facing U.S. satellites in the struggle over control of outer space. USAF Gen.
John Hyten, the head of Air Force Space Command, tells Martin that he believes China will soon be able to threaten U.S. satellites in every orbital regime that we operate in, from... Visit 60 Minutes on CBS News: Watch the most successful TV broadcast in history, offering investigative reports, interviews, feature segments, episodes and profiles.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy in Washington, DC, told 60 Minutes that China is "committed to the peaceful use of outer space." Gen. Hyten says the U.S. wants peace but must be...
John Earl Hyten (born ) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the 11th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 2019 to 2021. Gen. John Hyten, the head of Air Force Space Command, remembers growing up in Huntsville, Alabama, during an exciting time in space exploration.
