US could shoot down EU satellites if used by foes in wartime: report

which, in essence, goes to show that U.S. weaponization of space (N.M.D. + S.D.I.) has nothing to do with defense, and all with offense. The U.S. wants to be the only power with weapons in space, which would guarantee them first-strike capability (in minutes) agbainst ANY country in the world...