Re: Who can launch antisats? (was Re: DoD launcher use)

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From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 21:38

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In <1992Dec24.022440.27944@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:

>Only the US and the former USSR have demonstrated knocking out orbital
>satellites. Those other nations have the ability to achieve precision
>orbits, so they should be able to do the same, but they haven't attempted
>to do so.

Achieving a precise orbit is not necessary to knock out a low-orbit
satellite.  All of the nuclear powers have ballistic missiles capable
of lofting a warhead to orbital altitude, if not into orbit.  Detonating
a small nuke in the general vicinity of a satellite, at the right
altitude, would do the job.

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