is more difficult than targeting a satellite and therefore targeting a satellite is almost always ok filippi that's associated with missile defense system. in february two thousand and eight the united states destroyed a disabled satellite of its own using missile defense interceptors. the us demonstrated that these interceptors also called kill vehicles and obliterate any satellite in low earth orbit missile defense is a trojan horse that has nothing to do with defense whatsoever it's all about projecting power it's about office i've been to the bases in colorado springs and i've personally seen over the door where it says master of space. and i've read the documents vision for two thousand and twenty and a whole array of other military space command documents that have said for years just us will control space that we will dominate space then we will deny other countries access to space we five percent of the worlds population in the united states are going to deny other countries access to space i mean absolutely provocative i would tell you that we are so. dominant in space slips a. pret