China's ASAT Program is not a Threat to the United States (1157) Despite testing a direct ascent anti-satellite missile, China's military space program is not a significant threat to U.S. space assets for several reasons: the U.S. lead in space is too great for China to overcome it with a 'Pearl Harbor' attack, China's military space program is too disorganized to present a significant threat, and China unlikely to risk political and economic damage from an attack on U.S. space assets.
Despite testing a direct ascent anti-satellite missile, China's military space program is not a significant threat to U.S. space assets for several reasons: the U.S. lead in space is too great for China to overcome it with a 'Pearl Harbor' attack, China's military space program is too disorganized to present a significant threat, and China unlikely to risk political and economic damage from an attack on U.S. space assets.