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Dport
01-19-07, 10:31
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/18/world/asia/18cnd-china.html?ei=5065&en=5d0a0957b8dbaa98&ex=1169787600&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print

Before people get too bent out of shape. This sat was at ~500 miles. GPS sats orbit at 12,000+ miles. The idea of using EMP to disable GPS doesn't require a kinetic energy kill vehicle. So this seems to be aimed at our recon sats.

FlyAndFight
01-19-07, 11:29
Read about that earlier today. Looks like some flexing of muscles by the them. I have a feeling that it somehow involves the N. Korean situation as well.