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While the debris is rightly seen as wholly irresponsible, it should also be fair to argue that the Chinese are preparing themselves to remove a strategic imbalance with the United States, in the event of a future conflict.
Removing spy satellites is the most obvious target, but I would imagine the first targets would be the GPS sats. Without those, the US loses all of its precision weaponry.
The US relies on superior technology to fight its wars, where the Chinese have manpower. It has been rightly said that quantity has a quality of its own.
Of course I do not condone the actions of the Chinese, but the US cannot have it all its own way. This was the scary part of the old SDI or "Star Wars" program. You really don't want one side beginning to think that it can win a nuclear exchange.
Clear skies,
Shane
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