Russia last week launched a satellite that US intelligence officials believe to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites, the US Space Command said Tuesday as the Russian spacecraft trails a US spy satellite in orbit
I find the recent news of Russia launching a satellite that is believed to be a weapon capable of inspecting and attacking other satellites to be alarming and worrying. The fact that the US Space Command has stated that the Russian spacecraft is trailing a US spy satellite in orbit raises serious concerns about the potential implications of this aggressive behavior. The idea of a satellite being used as a weapon in space is reminiscent of a James Bond movie plot, and it is disconcerting to see it playing out in real life.
The prospect of military satellites being targeted and potentially destroyed is a dangerous escalation of tensions in space.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker