US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites

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US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites
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US Space Force creates 1st unit dedicated to targeting adversary satellites::The United States Space Force has activated its first and only unit dedicated to targeting other nations' satellites and the ground stations that support them.

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I really hope they don't act out on blowing up satellites. Kessler Syndrome will ruin any hopes of future space habitation and exploration for generations to come.

Could burn out their sensors, brick the hardware or otherwise make them useless without creating a new debris cloud.

Possibly steal the satellites and deorbit them to avoid this.