What Are You Implying?

mindful webworker

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Tue 2015 Mar 3, 4:07pm

Say, here's two items from the blog-heap today (Emphasis added in both items):

US Military Spacecraft Explodes
Matthew Sparkes, Telegraph

"A [non-critical] US military satellite exploded after detecting an unexplained “sudden spike in temperature”, sending dozens of chunks of debris tumbling into different orbits around Earth. … While operators were deciding how to “render the vehicle safe” they detected a debris cloud which indicated that the satellite had been destroyed. …caused at least 43 pieces of debris to scatter into orbit…"

In absolutely completely unrelated news:

China's Space Plans Threaten U.S. Military Ability
David Tweed, Bloomberg

"China is developing space technologies aimed at blocking U.S. military communications and destroying its ability to win conflicts, according to a report commissioned by a panel created by the U.S. Congress."

Subjects:

China