Asat May Be the Weapon China Doesn't Want
Credit: U.S. NAVY FILE PHOTO
China's newly demonstrated ability to destroy satellites in low orbits raises risks for the U.S. and Japan in intervening in any Chinese attempt to take Taiwan under its military control--but that might not be the real motivation for the Jan. 11 test. Some analysts do think China's aim is, above all...
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