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China expanding laser arsenal to blind and destroy US satellites

· By Gabriel Honrada
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A recent unclassified US intelligence assessment warns that China is rapidly expanding an arsenal of ground- and space-based directed-energy weapons designed to blind, degrade, or permanently destroy US and allied satellites. The US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) notes that China views directed-energy weapons as …

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