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[quote name='Arun_S' date='04 January 2010 - 11:23 PM' timestamp='1262627125' post='103321']

This is an uplifting news report.



Saraswat denied having any plans to test the anti-satellite weapons to test its efficacy. “It will never be tried out in real life conditions unless there are exigencies. It’s a weapon for deterrence,” he said.



The interceptor will be designed to kill satellites circling the earth at altitudes varying from 275 to 800 km. “Satellites used in network-centric warfare are either in low earth or polar orbit,” he said.

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Well what sort of argument is this , if they never test it how will they know this thing works in real environment , they should test against our own older IRS class satellite or a LEO sat to prevent debris formation.



This argument to me is like the H bomb argument , we know it works but we will not test its just for deterrence <img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />