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2005-12-04 Home Front: WoT

Why We May Need Anti-satellite Weapons Soon

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Posted by too true 2005-12-04 07:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It is long past time to have a good ASAT system in space. It brings to mind the first nearly launched space defense system ChuckWagon. Kind of sad it never went up.

Posted by 3dc 2005-12-04 11:45|| 2005-12-04 11:45|| Front Page Top

#2 Tom Clancy told us we HAD an ASAT system - I know I read it in 'Red Storm Rising'! And that was a long time ago!

Posted by Bobby 2005-12-04 12:10|| 2005-12-04 12:10|| Front Page Top

#3 The SRAM with the seeker head? Like the books said, the pilot of the F-15 would have to be crazy.

Posted by Shipman 2005-12-04 12:18|| 2005-12-04 12:18|| Front Page Top

#4 We need satellite weapons just as soon. My faves would include the "rods from God", and maybe a lower-tech satellite carrying a large number of grapefruit-or-however large sized advanced ceramic balls that could make it to the surface without burning up. Imagine what a meteorite shower with those things would do to a many square mile area?

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-12-04 20:54|| 2005-12-04 20:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Exoatmospheric ABMs are ASATs, at least for LEO sats; we already have those. Geosynchronous sats are another story. But the old modified SRAM system from the 80's couldn't reach those either.

Posted by Gligum Flirong8978 2005-12-04 21:43|| 2005-12-04 21:43|| Front Page Top

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