Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Directed against enemy satellites.
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- adjective military Intended to
destroy orincapacitate asatellite
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- adjective of or relating to a system to destroy satellites in orbit
Etymologies
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Examples
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China’s interest in antisatellite weapons had quickened after the 1991 Gulf War showcased the accuracy of U.S. space-guided weapons.
Space Invaders 2008
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China’s interest in antisatellite weapons had quickened after the 1991 Gulf War showcased the accuracy of U.S. space-guided weapons.
Space Invaders 2008
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China’s interest in antisatellite weapons had quickened after the 1991 Gulf War showcased the accuracy of U.S. space-guided weapons.
Space Invaders 2008
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Furthermore, Washington is undertaking initiatives — including advances in antisatellite warfare and in wide-area remote sensing, designed to find “relocatable” mobile missile launchers — that will make China’s nuclear forces vulnerable.
Superiority Complex 2007
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Furthermore, Washington is undertaking initiatives — including advances in antisatellite warfare and in wide-area remote sensing, designed to find “relocatable” mobile missile launchers — that will make China’s nuclear forces vulnerable.
Superiority Complex 2007
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Furthermore, Washington is undertaking initiatives — including advances in antisatellite warfare and in wide-area remote sensing, designed to find “relocatable” mobile missile launchers — that will make China’s nuclear forces vulnerable.
Superiority Complex 2007
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In January 2007, China successfully demonstrated an antisatellite weapon.
Back to the Moon—For a Fraction of the Old Price Charles Miller 2012
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Furthermore, political considerations are unlikely to allow the use of antisatellite weapons in most scenarios.
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A year after China's antisatellite test, the U.S. demonstrated its own capabilities by blowing up a dead spy satellite with a modified ballistic-missile interceptor.
China Takes Aim at U.S. Naval Might Julian E. Barnes 2012
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While China is likely to be rational in its use of antisatellite weapons, the same cannot be said about North Korea and Iran.
Back to the Moon—For a Fraction of the Old Price Charles Miller 2012
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