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April 28, 2014

Space terrorism, floating debris pose threats to US
Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 27, 2014
The United States is increasingly vulnerable to space terrorism, according to a new report, as it is more reliant on its satellites and other installations in space to conduct national security operations. Because the US depends so much on its holdings in space for a variety of operations, and as it is the "primary guarantor of space access," it has more at stake in protecting its satellites from an attack or damage from another country's debris, according to a report from the Council on Foreign R ... read more

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