Both China and Russia have expressed concerns over yesterday’s mission to destroy a faltering spy satellite over Pearl Harbor.  There is reasonable doubt that the mission was intended to destroy the satellite because it contained 1,000 pounds of hydrazine, a toxic fuel that could have damaging effects if it reached Earth’s surface.  China and Russia feel this mission was really designed to test an anti-satellite weapon.  China underwent similar criticism from the U.s. just last year when they too downed an old satellite.

What is really behind this mission?  The reasoning behind this is rather faulty either way.   Depending on the evidence that the satellite was at risk of malfunction, I would conjecture that this mission was not necessary.

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