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antisatellite

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an·ti·sat·el·lite  (nt-stl-t, nt-)
adj.
Directed against enemy satellites: antisatellite weapons.
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Adj.1.antisatellite - of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit; "antisatellite weapons"


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In its January 20 editorial, the Times adopted a tone of sweet reason: "Surely it would make military and diplomatic sense," the editors urged, "to seek to ban all tests and any use of antisatellite weapons.
Both the United States and Soviet Union developed a range of antisatellite missiles during the Cold War.
Officials refuse to talk about the details of the planned expansion, but it coincides with Air Force Chief of Staff Merrill McPeak's calls for new antisatellite missions to shoot down the space platforms of any small nation trying to develop its own spy satellites.
 
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