War In Space
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Russia Tested Anti-Satellite Weapon in Space
In november 20 21, russia acknowledged testing an anti satellite weapon in space. It shattered an old satellite into one and a half thousand pieces. Take us through the strategic utility of this. Why would russia want to target satellites in space? What would that remove from its enemy's arsenal? Well, so i think you separate the broader question from the question at hand. Frankly, they've been able to do that for decades. The united states actually did the very same thing in the 19 eighties. We shot down one of our own satellites in the 19Eighties. And the chinese did it in two thousand seven, and the indians did it in 2 thousand
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