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By Paul Bedard | APRIL 23, 2014 AT 1:57 PM
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Author Micah Zenko puts China at the top of the threats, revealing that it has conducted “at least six” anti-satellite tests since 2005 without warning. He also said that People's Liberation Army Air Force publications “argue that shooting down U.S. early-warning satellites would be a de-escalatory and stabilizing action in a naval encounter with the United States.”
Iran, meanwhile, “undertakes more purposeful interference” with U.S. satellites using lasers and jammers. “Although these actions have not resulted in irreparable damage to U.S. assets, this practice increases the possibility that the United States will misinterpret unintended harm caused by such interference.”
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