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Wait a minute. That initial cone of debris splashed outward like it was hit. Prototype killer satellites existed 40 over years ago. Is someone trying to get some applied practice?

My thought as well.

There is another satellite in the upper right corner, a killer sat, perhaps? Not difficult to draw a line between it and the origin of the debris cone.

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There is another satellite in the upper right corner, a killer sat, perhaps? Not difficult to draw a line between it and the origin of the debris cone.

The simplest killer satellite is just a proximity blast near the target or a kamikaze ramming it. I haven't kept up to know if anyone has a platform with a reusable projectile.