Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

I can.

The militarization of space is the biggest mistake humanity has ever made. Thanks, USA!

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

Your quite welcome. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif We are happy to please. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

As if the USA started it.

The militarization of space began with Russia launching Sputnik. (Or with Germany launching suborbital V-2 rockets in WWII.)

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

Wouldn't you call the deployment of military communications/reconnaissance/spy satellites as the start of 'space militarization'?

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

Uh...I thought Sputnik just transmitted a 'beep'?

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

It could be said to be military. I am not familiar with sputnik but at the time they were in the depths of the Cold War and the SU could use their launch of the first satellite as a sort of victory over the US. So in a way it was used for military advancement.

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

More like a 'cultural victory', ala Civilization.

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

ahh, many was the time where I had to build the Apollo project just so I could see the entire world and the one last enemy city hiding away somewhere http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

Yes, but it proved it was possible to put something in orbit, where it could gather intelligence data about anything visible.

The world's miitaries had already seen this same kind of technological scramble when they realized how valuable aircraft could be during WWI.

Re: OT: China develops anti-satellite weapon
 

I once sneezed so hard that I think I put the object that I expelled from my nose into orbit. I wonder if they will want to shoot that down?