China Tests Anti-Satellite Laser Weapon

[bradclark1]

No, the real news is that China destroyed a satellite using a laser as the topic title says. Thats one up from their capability of attempting to blind satellites. That takes away an American advantage in event of an asian war.

[Kapitan]

I dont think american ground forces are going to be able to do much in china itself if a war ever came to it, the chinese populations is just too big even though the army is not well trained china can afford to loose a few million where as us lot can bearley afford a few hundred thousand.

Navy and airforce is a diffrent matter.

But the smaller weaker countries such as iran can still be a threat cause china could seacretly support them.

[CCIP]

I still don't think it's incredibly new. It's not a capability that the Chinese would not be able to develop - and then there's the fact that precisely for the reason of being at a disadvantage, they had the impetus to develop it quicker.

All in all, let's just hope that like all their other deterrents, it stays a deterrent.

[Kapitan]

Fact of the matter is a tomahawk can take out a satalite (apparently) but a laser is cheaper than throwing $2 million dollar missile at it.

And i realy wouldnt under estimate the chinese capibilites either.

[moose1am]

The title of this thread is misleading. China used KENETIC ENERGY ballistic missile to destroy one of their aging satellites. NO LASER was used to destroy the satellite.

Now in the second link they spoke about the Chinese using a laser to track a US Satellite.

That's how I read the articles in the two links presented by the author of this thread.

Originally Posted by bradclark1

No, the real news is that China destroyed a satellite using a laser as the topic title says. That's one up from their capability of attempting to blind satellites. That takes away an American advantage in event of an Asian war.

[bradclark1]

Originally Posted by moose1am

The title of this thread is misleading. China used KENETIC ENERGY ballistic missile to destroy one of their aging satellites. NO LASER was used to destroy the satellite.

Now in the second link they spoke about the Chinese using a laser to track a US Satellite.

That's how I read the articles in the two links presented by the author of this thread.

Thanks AJ and moose1am, you're right. I have no idea where I came up with a laser.:hmm: I wasn't even reading any Buck Rogers at the time. Thanks for the heads up on the correction.
Doesn't lessen the results though.