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To: MarchonDC09122009
Yes. We even have a missile that can shoot down low earth orbit satellites.

The US Air Force has the ASM-135 ASAT anti-satellite missile. Shot from an F-15:

The RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3). Used by the US Navy:


13 posted on 10/28/2015 4:33:19 AM PDT by Alas Babylon! (As we say in the Air Force, "You know you're over the target when you start getting flak!")
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To: Alas Babylon!

I suspected we had that capability.
Thank you for confirming details.


23 posted on 10/28/2015 5:14:02 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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