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Space Security
Space is an important asset to the United States, both commercially and militarily. At present, the U.S. has deployed no weapons in space. However, there is constant pressure to do so pressure which increased following the Chinese anti-satellite test in January 2006. Congress and many U.S. allies have expressed concerns about the impact on commerce of weaponizing space.
Space debris is an issue of major concern; the destruction of a single large satellite in geosynchronous orbit could eventually pollute a major portion of this GEO space.
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