antisatellite
IPA: æntaɪsˈætʌɫaɪt
adjective
- (military) Intended to destroy or incapacitate a satellite
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Examples of "antisatellite" in Sentences
- In January 2007, China successfully demonstrated an antisatellite weapon.
- Furthermore, political considerations are unlikely to allow the use of antisatellite weapons in most scenarios.
- While China is likely to be rational in its use of antisatellite weapons, the same cannot be said about North Korea and Iran.
- China’s interest in antisatellite weapons had quickened after the 1991 Gulf War showcased the accuracy of U.S. space-guided weapons.
- A year after China's antisatellite test, the U.S. demonstrated its own capabilities by blowing up a dead spy satellite with a modified ballistic-missile interceptor.
- Furthermore, Washington is undertaking initiatives — including advances in antisatellite warfare and in wide-area remote sensing, designed to find “relocatable” mobile missile launchers — that will make China’s nuclear forces vulnerable.
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