U.S. Deploys Orbital Communications Jammer

kpwoodr writes "An interesting article at the Washington Times makes note of a recent satellite launch by the U.S. It seems we have put a jammer in space that will allow us to disrupt enemy communication systems at will. From the article: 'The U.S. military is bracing for future attacks in space, and the Air Force has deployed an electronic-warfare unit capable of jamming enemy satellites, the general in charge of space defenses says. "You can't go to war and win without space."'"

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Re:This opens the gate to space weapons.

[Vitriol Angst]

My previous comment was assigned a -1; Troll. Trolling is an attempt to make a device comment to get people angry. My intent was to point out that putting anything of military value in space creates an issue for any other country wanting to defend against it or achieve the same capability. I think that is a valid argument... so I'll just re-post my comment.

If we put up a device in space that has the sole purpose of being used to disrupt communications, then we open the door for space warfare. Why? Because how is an enemy going to defeat the jamming? Launch a missile into space to take out a satellite or aim a laser at it -- that's how.

But our GPS guided bombs are a bit of the same thing ... however, local GPS jamming is an alternative. If we did go to war with a more advanced country... taking out GPS satellites might be considered.

I have a feeling that this system will be used on a US broadcast before it will be used on an "enemy".