US Could Shoot Down Euro GPS Satellites

I think we all knew in the back of our minds that we the (US) had the ability to take out enemy satellites, with some black weapons project, now we know!

US Could Shoot Down Euro GPS Satellites If Used By China In Wartime: Report.

The United States could attack Europe's planned network of global positioning satellites if it was used by a hostile power such as China, The Business weekly reported Sunday.

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This is not really news. Russia and some other countries have that ability too.

"The US focused on guided missiles, launched from the air and designed to ram the target directly. The Soviets preferred "killer satellites"--orbiting spacecraft armed with shrapnel charges that could disable enemy craft. Both sides also dabbled in nuclear warheads. All were decommissioned without being fired in anger."


Also you can use other stuff...

"One approach is "parasite satellites"--orbiting limpet bombs that attach themselves to enemy craft for detonation at a later date. The Chinese say they can do this already, though the claim is hard to verify. A simpler method is to disable your enemy with a high-speed projectile. "

Also shooting down the satellites is not needed...

"Analysts agree that the first move will probably be a ground-based electronic assault on a satellite. Some say this kind of attack has already happened. A British military communications satellite was reportedly kidnapped and driven off course by hackers, though officials denied it. Nation states have also been getting in on the act. The pro-government Saudi newspaper Al-Watan has been running a series of articles on communications satellites, in which it accuses broadcasters of spreading "political sedition". The newspaper advocates silencing the offending satellites. And the government of Nauru has accused its neighbour Indonesia of jamming a commercial satellite in orbit over its territory. Indonesia denies the charge."

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This is what was in the cold war. Now think of the times right now...

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This might help add to the topic and comments there after.
US, War, China, and the European GPS System





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