2009-01-06 14:00:17
Brian W says: “I haven’t seen one shred of evidence that such a co-orbital ASAT program is underway, except for a continuous stream of reports from the US that use each other as references.”
You missed that Chicomm kinetic live test everyone got pissed off about because it destroyed a satellite and left tons of debris in orbit? Whose satillites do you think these things are intended to hit? The Euroweenies? Japan? No, the Chinese are hoping to cripple US satellites when they finally make a move and take us on.
This is one of China’s top priorities because destroying the GPS system and US communications would immediately remove the most important US technical & teactical advantage and allow numbers to make a difference.
