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Tue Oct 27 17:59:13 1981
SATELLITE KILLERS
According to Aviation Week and Space Technology magazine, the
USSR has a new satellite killer.  It is merely a satellite in
itself that finds a target and the detonates, destroying both.
Reportedly, it is a multi-warhead device, capable of taking
out more than one satellite at a time.  It's range is approximately
600 miles, which makes it able to destroy our navigation and
reconnaissance satellites, but it can't reach our communications
satellites...yet -- the USSR is reportedly building
longer range killers and lasers that will easily reach them.

In the meantime, we are developing our own satellite killer
system, comprising of a cylindrical object which will be fired
from an F-15 Eagle and collide with its target, which is to
be operational in 2 years.  The Pentagon is also developing
laser antisatellite and -missile weapons.