US Debates Response To Chinese Anti-Satellite Test

This article featured on Spacewar.com addresses international ramifications associated with China's recent demonstration of its anti-satellite weaponry. President Bush's new space policy asserts that the United States has the right to use space for "defense and intelligence-related activities in pursuit of national interests". This differ from previous international policy which has outlawed the militarization of space. Michael Pillsbury, a consultant for the Pentagon writes that the Chinese have advertised how they could win a war that they normally would not be able to win if they were able to disable their enemy's satellites. This is troubling considering the US's heavy reliance on both civilian and military satellites.