Lots of press these past few days over China’s ASAT test/demonstration vs. a defunct FY-1C weather satellite. Some may ask why the big deal — space after all, is not the province of but a few privileged nations and the target satellite was theirs, so why the concern? In a word, debris. The [...]
China’s ASAT - The Problem With Debris
January 20th, 2007 1 Comment
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Shashou Jiang: Ballistic Missiles vs. CSGs (Pt II)
January 20th, 2007 8 Comments
The phrase "assassin’s mace" is the English translation of "shashou jiang," a term of ancient Chinese strategy. "Shashou jiang" was a club with which the "assassin" incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to "the rules."
To summarize from Part I – a Chinese strike using Theater BM’s has been conducted [...]
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