What weapon could the US have put into space?
The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.
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"I would expect there to be some kind of electronic warfare or radio-jamming platform, possibly, this would be a non-destructive kind of anti-satellite weapon."
— Bleddyn Bowen , Academic
"If you take out the radio links then your satellite is very useless."
— Bleddyn Bowen , Academic
"Less likely would be a kinetic kill vehicle of some sort, so a vehicle that would release a projectile that could ram into a satellite and destroy it."
— Bleddyn Bowen , Academic
"If we're looking towards China and Russia, they have both displayed activity."
— Juliana Suess , Academic
"the pot calling the kettle black"
— Bleddyn Bowen , Academic
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The announcement by the US points to a developing field of modern warfare in the Earth's orbit.
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