@Phantom: Get your FACTS straight dude. China's and Russia's satelites are 500+ miles above the atmosphere, meaning it would DAMAGE other satelites to try and take them down. THAT is why we don't want them doing it, due to them possibly destroying communication satelites.
America was able to do this because their's is close enough to Earth that it will be pulled in via gravity and burned up in the atmosphere.
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@Phantom:
Get your FACTS straight dude. China's and Russia's satelites are 500+ miles above the atmosphere, meaning it would DAMAGE other satelites to try and take them down. THAT is why we don't want them doing it, due to them possibly destroying communication satelites.
America was able to do this because their's is close enough to Earth that it will be pulled in via gravity and burned up in the atmosphere.
Way to go moron. Way to be an idiot.