Theory. Armed US satellite can fry electronics from space. A message was being sent to China and Russia to knock off the expansionism talk.
Really? You think Obama is that tough???
No. But I think in this day and age, the risk assessment of killing 239 people compared to going to war and losing thousands, not to mention the cost of it made it a no brainier for Obama.
Plus, with the closing of the space program and the purging of senior military, Obama would have this capablity in “friendly” hands.
Of course this being tin foil hat time, that’s my reasoning.