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of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit
antisatellite weapons
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- A year after China's antisatellite test, the U.S. demonstrated its own capabilities by blowing up a dead spy satellite with a modified ballistic-missile interceptor. China Takes Aim at U.S. Naval Might
- While China is likely to be rational in its use of antisatellite weapons, the same cannot be said about North Korea and Iran. Back to the Moon—For a Fraction of the Old Price
- Not surprisingly, China's test of an antisatellite weapon in January 2007 – followed by the US Navy's downing of a crippled US spy satellite in February – chilled cooperative overtures.
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- Instead of crafting multilateral agreements to prevent this, the US instead continues acting hostilely by pushing full steam ahead on space-based antisatellite weapons and driving the nation to bankruptcy doing it. A Review of Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis - The Last Days of the American Republic
- China’s interest in antisatellite weapons had quickened after the 1991 Gulf War showcased the accuracy of U.S. space-guided weapons. Space Invaders
- Watts's judgment that nonnuclear antisatellite attacks on individual satellites would be taken seriously by the U.S. leadership but might not lead to war seems plausible.
- Furthermore, political considerations are unlikely to allow the use of antisatellite weapons in most scenarios. Would You Bring Back NGLT-or SLI? - NASA Watch
- The Chinese successfully tested an antisatellite missile in 2007 and have reportedly used lasers to "dazzle" (or temporarily blind) U.S. satellites. China's 'Finlandization' Strategy in the Pacific
- Watts's judgment that nonnuclear antisatellite attacks on individual satellites would be taken seriously by the U.S. leadership but might not lead to war seems plausible.