Re: Kiss your GPS units goodbye.. China destroys Satellite with missile

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On Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:29:06 +0100, nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (J. J.
Lodder) wrote:

LunaTick <chuckadams05@xxxxxxx> wrote:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- China last week successfully used a missile to
destroy an orbiting satellite, U.S. government officials told CNN on
Thursday, in a test that could undermine relations with the West and
pose a threat to satellites important to the U.S. military.

What's the news? Satellites can't be defended
agaimst a determined attacker.
The only reason there no deployed anti-sat systems
is the the US and the USSR have (wisely) chosen not to,
long ago.


I suspect the same thing that has blocked use of Nuclear Weapons (MAD)
will prevail.

Perhaps China has missiles that can destroy satellites, China is well
aware the US has missiles that can destroy China.

The dumb thing about this is just more space junk, not that the US
didn't do the same thing.

I suspect this is a political game, not a real threat.

gerry

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