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Anti-Satellite Missiles, Planes, And Submarines: China As A Military Threat.

2012 was a big year for China's military, as the country became more comfortable as a global superpower. China's military has been slowly developing over recent years, and it doesn't plan on stopping. Still, China remains vastly inferior to the United States in the ability to project power overseas; but the nation is able to threaten adversaries in space.

In 2007, an unannounced ASAT missile test was successful and resulted in the destruction of a Chinese weather satellite, sending thousands of pieces of debris in orbit, threatening to damage other satellites in space.

According to the Washington Times, U.S. intelligence agencies are prepared and are closely monitoring China's facilities, especially after the 2007 incident. The new anti-satellite missile, called the Dong Ning-2, or DN-2, is reportedly more advanced and capable of reaching further into space than the 2007 ASAT missile. The DN-2 is said to be able to hit several types of navigation, communication and intelligence satellites, by colliding with them at high speed. This is a particular threat to U.S. intelligence because it relies heavily on satellites, as does the American military.

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