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The rumor is that the Chinese have successfully shot down - or destroyed in orbit - one of their old weather satellites, according to the ArmsControlWonk and Aviation Week.
If they have the capacity to do this on a regular basis, it pretty much puts all of our fancy-smanchy high technology - net-centric - near-real-time intelligence gadgets in real danger.
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