A High Altitude Nuclear Detonation (HAND) Could Disable Space Assets (1309)

The simplest form of anti-satellite weapon is to detonate a nuclear device in orbit. This would create an electromagnetic pulse that would disable all satellites within range. The technology necessary for a HAND ASAT (a low-yield nuclear weapon, and a missile capable of reaching low-earth orbit) is also within range of several states.

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