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To: pcstel who wrote (20637)	12/28/2000 5:55:37 PM
From: go_globalstar	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 29987

PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTER It would not be difficult for a determined nuclear adversary with one weapon to wreak havoc with the global satellite network. A single, relatively low yield high altitude nuclear detonation could wipe out most of the satellites residing in LEO orbits within days to weeks–a true one-shot electronic Pearl Harbor. Because hundreds of satellites that provide the services mentioned above are dying. What is killing them? The answer is high-energy "killer" electrons released from a single high altitude nuclear explosion. These electrons rapidly spread out from the bomb and permeate all of space up to a few thousand kilometers altitude, a region known as low earth orbit (LEO). The electrons degrade and destroy satellites by penetrating and destroying critical electronic components in the spacecraft. To make things worse, these killer electrons linger in space for months and sometimes years, effectively poisoning LEO space, making the launch of replacement satellites impractical. At the same time, Department of Defense (DoD) officials scramble to determine why several of their own intelligence satellites have died. Soon many international "bad boys" realize what is happening and see it as a golden opportunity to carry out acts of terrorism around the world against the "imperialist" developed countries, especially the United States. United States’ Growing Dependence on Commercial Satellites Tempting Nuclear Terrorism by Glenn Kweder, R.C. Webb, and Lewis Cohn satellitetoday.com