U.S. Satellite Shootdown May Weaken Americans' Moral Standing To Oppose Other Nations Performing ASAT Shots, Critics Say But Colonel Says United States Had 'Moral Responsibility' To Eliminate Any Level Of Hazard To Humans; Satellite Debris Will Be Gone By June Several critics assailed the U.S. move to use a Lockheed Martin Corp. [LMT] sea-based Aegis ballistic missile defense system and Raytheon Co. [RTN] Standard Missile-3 interceptor to shoot down a dead/disabled intelligence satellite, saying the action impairs U.S. moral standing…
Critics Assail U.S. Satellite Shoot-Down, But Stop Short Of Saying It Was Unneeded
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