U.S. Anti-Missile Capability Finding Friends Abroad ; with Nato's Decision to Buy Into the System, Everybody Will End Up Safer Than They Once Were.
Portland Press Herald › April 11, 2008
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In the darkness of space, US 193 was headed home in February. Trouble is, nobody wanted it back.
That's because US 193 was a failed spy satellite loaded with 1,000 pounds of explosive fuel, and it was nearing an uncontrolled descent that could end up anywhere on Earth.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Anti-Missile Capability Finding Friends Abroad ; with Nato's Decision to Buy Into the System, Everybody Will End Up Safer Than They Once Were.
But on Feb. 20, the satellite's trip ended with a bang - or would have, had there been any atmosphere to carry the sound of the explosion that resulted when it was intercepted by a Standard-3 anti- ballistic missile.
The SM-3, launched from t...See the full content of this document
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