China and Russia are developing anti-satellite missiles and other weapons and will soon be capable of damaging or destroying all U.S. satellites in low-earth orbit, according to the Pentagon's Joint Staff.
The Joint Staff intelligence directorate, known as J-2, issued the warning in a recent report on the growing threat of anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons from those states, according to officials familiar with the assessment.
The report concludes that "China and Russia will be capable of severely disrupting or destroying U.S. satellites in low-earth orbit" in the next several years, said the officials.
The capability to attack low-earth orbit satellites could be in place by 2020, the officials said.
A Joint Staff spokesman declined to comment, citing a policy of not discussing internal reports.
The J-2 report echoes a similar but less specific warning from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats in May.
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call in James Bond 007 !!!
ReplyDeleteTheir acknowledgment of that means that we have the capability, too.
ReplyDeleteRemember the Star Wars project under Reagan. My best friend got his doctorate in 'particle acceleration' because of that. Yeah, he's pretty smart.
"Fire a photon torpedo, Mr. Scotty" "aye-aye, Captain."
They have and always have had the capability to do so... They are just fear mongering...
ReplyDeleteJust whack the Directv and Dish satellites right away, eh? Bring 60% of America back to reality for a moment.
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ReplyDeleteThe Land based Star Wars weapon is called HAARP. It is an ionosphere heater.
Very interesting as you point out.
It is now used for weather modification as it easily moves the jet stream.
And it would be a clear act of war. I doubt they would us it singularly. The implications are to serious to ignore, however. I would expect them to use this weapon once a war has started on on the eve of the war.
ReplyDeleteI thought HARP was the mortgage refinancing program???
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