23 April 2014
Paul Bedard
A worrisome new memo from the Council on Foreign Relations indicates that China, without warning, is poised to knock out U.S. satellites, especially those used by the Pentagon.
“The threats to U.S. space assets are significant and growing,” said the “contingency planning memo” titled “Dangerous Space Incidents.” It also cited Iran, North Korea, space junk and electromagnetic pulse as threats.
Around since 1921 and co-founded by former President Herbert Hoover, the Council on Foreign Relations is a thoughtful group, making its warnings about an attack on U.S. satellites a real concern.