U.S. Destruction of USA 193 Spy Satellite was not Justified (3348)
The US operation to destroy the USA 193 spy satellite was not justified on humanitarian grounds as the risk of the satellite re-entering the earth's atmosphere and spreading hydrazine was too small to justify the effort. Without this justification, the shot can be seen as a political effort to boost the flagging missile defense program or as a show of force response to China's anti-satellite weapons test last year. Either way, the test is likely to encourage other nations to make similar tests and will be used as justification for other nations to develop anti-satellite weapons.
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