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Tango01 | 21 Jul 2014 12:21 p.m. PST |
…Critical To It's Defense . "In May 2013 the Chinese government conducted what it called a science space mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China. Half a world away, Brian Weeden, a former U.S. Air Force officer, wasn't buying it. The liftoff took place at night and employed a powerful rocket as well as a truck-based launch vehicle—all quite unusual for a science project, he says. In a subsequent report for the Secure World Foundation, the space policy think tank where he works, Weeden concluded that the Chinese launch was more likely a test of a mobile rocket booster for an antisatellite (ASAT) weapon that could reach targets in geostationary orbit about 22,236 miles above the equator. That's the stomping grounds of expensive U.S. spacecraft that monitor battlefield movements, detect heat from the early stages of missile launches, and help orchestrate drone fleets. "This is the stuff the U.S. really cares about," Weeden says…"
Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 21 Jul 2014 12:42 p.m. PST |
Well, the next war between advanced nations will be conducted in the 'final frontier.' Whoever blinds the other side and renders their C3I ineffective will likely "win." |
Striker | 21 Jul 2014 3:02 p.m. PST |
I used to have the old SDI computer game. Never got to the good stuff in it though, the pc kept failing. |
doug redshirt | 21 Jul 2014 4:17 p.m. PST |
If you blind the other side so they cant see from space doesn't that increase the likely hood they will go nuclear. |
Charlie 12 | 21 Jul 2014 5:05 p.m. PST |
One thing you can count on is that NEITHER side will touch the geo-positioning cloud since everyone (US, China, Russia) are thoroughly dependent on it. Take that down and you're have everyone on your neck (including your own people). And as for China (OMG! They're targeting our satellites!): The Sovs did the same thing with the same ideas. No news, nothing to see, move along…. (Some of these idiot writers think they've invented the wheel…) |
Legion 4 | 22 Jul 2014 9:32 a.m. PST |
No surprise … Plus based on the Movie GRAVITY, a destroyed orbiting satellite could be bad for the ISS, etc. ! |
Mako11 | 22 Jul 2014 3:52 p.m. PST |
Perhaps we should drop leaflets with info, and pics of Tianenmen Square, in order to win the hearts and minds of their citizens, as a counter to their efforts. |
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