The Pentagon often issues dire sounding warnings like : “The Soviets have … at least one ground-based laser, also at Sary Shagan, that may have sufficient power to damage some unprotected satellites in near-earth orbits.” “China already may possess the capability to damage, under specific conditions, optical sensors on satellites that are very vulnerable to …
Nuclear Weapons: Lost & Found
by | 2004-10-07 | No Comments
One of my favorite cocktail party gambits is to explain that the United States lost nuclear weapons all the time during the Cold War, including one off the coast of Georgia in 1958. After a moment of awkward disbelief, I can deftly lighten the mood with a Deliverance joke or two. So I was amused …
Marston.Blogspot.com
by | 2004-10-06 | No Comments
One of the nice things about living in Washington is meeting interesting people. I was lucky enough to meet Brett Marston, though under the worst possible circumstances. Brett has a blog focusing on “law and politics worldwide, etc.” He made a kind comment about my person and blog; this is my attempt to return the …
Microsat Kinetic Kill Payload (MKKP)
by | 2004-10-06 | No Comments
A US military briefing on Space Operations describes the so-called Microsat Kinetic Kill Payload (MKKP): Mission: Destruction of Enemy Spacecraft Up to 10 can be placed in orbit in 1 SMV [Space Maneuver Vehicle, ed.] using rotary launcher Target DATA passed to MKKP while in the SMV Autonomous after launch Identifies Target Initiates hyper-velocity “tail …
