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Originally Posted by DeepIron
Ironic that the Chinese shot one of their own down a last year and are now belly-aching about the US action...
The Russians think we're tryig to escalate a "space weapons" war...
Third rock from the Sun... Life goes on as usual...
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That is funny. The Chinese sat blast includes debris that will be in orbit as a space hazard to sats and shuttles for years to come. When the US did it, all the debris will fall to Earth within a week, which is why they waited so long to take the shot.
-S