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  "path": "/2026/05/boots-on-the-moon-needed-to-beat-belligerent-china-mitchell-institute/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-21T21:17:45.000Z",
  "site": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "tags": [
    "Space",
    "Asia",
    "China",
    "cislunar space",
    "human space flight",
    "Indo-Pacific",
    "Moon",
    "Outer Space Treaty",
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  "textContent": "“[F]uture American space security is at risk. China’s military-led human space flight progression is positioning the People’s Liberation Army to achieve strategic advantage in lunar access, infrastructure, and resources,” Kyle Puma, Mitchell Institute senior resident fellow for space studies, said today.",
  "title": "Boots on the moon needed to beat ‘belligerent’ China: Mitchell Institute"
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