Why did China Shoot Down a Satellite? Its Going to Be War

China recently shot down a satellite orbiting the Earth in a display of technological power.  They did this in preparation for their plans to be able to engage in war with any country in the world including the United States.

China is ascending.  They do not understand that their ascension is fueled by the countries of the world working with them.  Instead they view their ascension as a hard earned right.  They look at their ascension like a destiny to be reclaimed.  The only thing stopping them from achieving this destiny are the country's that have previously ascended further than China.

As such, they will compete with countries such as Korea, Japan, Russia, India, Great Britain, Germany, France, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and of course the United States.  They have been engaging in total war fare on an economic level for many years and they are using the spoils of their uncontested war to repair weaknesses in their military capabilities. 

China is rapidly making progress in this area however, with better submarine technology and now demonstrating the capability to shoot down potentially any satellite orbiting the earth.

The United States and many multi national corporations that rely on satellites need to take this warning seriously and take immediate actions to address obvious weaknesses in our defense.  First, we need to review are satellites with an eye towards deploying satellites that are capable of taking evasive action.  A satellite is literally a sitting duck in outer space moving around in an orbit that is easily tracked and therefore targeted.  We need to develop into our existing and future satellites the ability to move or change orbits enough to evade an attack.

Second, we need to attempt to find a way to hide our satellites.  Now, this is not as simple as putting radar deflecting tiles on the devices as they often are visible to the naked eye (via a telescope) and more importantly transmit and receive data that can be tracked according to the electromagnetic emissions.  Regardless, we need to find a way to protect them.

Third, the US needs to re-look at the Ballistic Missile Defense concepts and expand their scope to include the protection of extra terrestrial satellites, after all the destruction of satellites could have devastating effects on people here on earth.

Make no mistake about it, China is planning to ascend and this literal shot across the bow is a serious warning.  They have tasted democracy and learned enough to know that in a democracy it is best to control the democracy.  They want to control the democracy even if that includes other countries as well.

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