As the new world war lurches forward with all eyes focused on the Islamofascist world, communist China continues its military modernization. Why? Who are they "defending" against? As we live in a world more completely run and maintained by high technology, as does our military, one has to wonder about the latest action by the Chinese military. Frank Gaffney, Jr. writes in FrontPageMag
Breaking nearly two weeks of silence, Communist China has now confirmed that it did indeed successfully attack and destroy an aging weather satellite more than 500 miles above the earth. As U.S. intelligence revealed last week, the destructive intercept was performed by a kinetic-kill vehicle (KKV) launched onboard a medium-range ballistic missile..In making this acknowledgement, however, the Foreign Minister preposterously declared that “the test was not targeted against any country and does not pose a threat to any country.” The mendacity of this statement is as transparent as Beijing’s military activities in the area of space control and power projection, which are cloaked in secrecy: Communist China intends to be able to deny the United States the ability to utilize outer space for vital national security, and perhaps even economic purposes.
Just imagine waking up one day to discover that a bunch of satellites had been simultaneously destroyed. No phones, in many instances, no credit card approvals, no gas pump transactions, no weather, no gps, no "eyes in the sky" to watch the enemy… What about the added dimension of "e-bombs", undetectable after the initial attack? America would be, like the direst of the "Y2K" predictions, back in a pre-industrial age state. Scary stuff. Which is why we must face it, before it’s too late. Again from the piece:
The test is also a reminder of the breadth and ambition of the Chinese military build-up. On land, on and under the seas, in the air and in space, Communist China is forging ahead with one of the most dramatic, rapid – and ominous – expansions of the ability to project power that the world has ever seen. It is, moreover, unmistakable that much of the weaponry being purchased from others and developed indigenously by the PRC is designed to attack American personnel, ships, planes and other assets.
Gaffney also warns against the use of the old style "arm-control" talks to solve the problem. Click here to read the entire article. This is yet another bit of information all Americans must take under advisement as they select the next President to lead America through the troubled waters of a very dangerous world. A new "world war"? I think so. No matter how much we want to avoid participating in it, that’s not an option.