Re: United States to Shoot down it's own Satellite
Well, not exactly shoot down. Its falling out of the sky, and it will come down whether it is shot down or not. But the US Navy appears to be ready to use between 1-3 specially modified missiles to impact the satellite and break it into pieces.
** runs for cover shouting "sky is falling" **
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Now personally I think that the US just wants to remind Russia and China, and Iran, and North Korea that they can shoot down whatever they want. A little macho demonstration in a remote area of the Pacific is an interesting object lesson to demonstrate technical superiority. Kind of a modern day Bikini Atoll...
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Do China and Russia not have that kind of technology i.e. shooting down a target falling somewhere in their controlled region?