Link to The universe (S4): 8- Space wars documentary
Documentary Description
Outer space is already an essential part of
America's ability to fight wars. Our military depends on satellites for
many things, such as communications, reconnaissance and targeting
information. But so far, no country has put weapons into space,
although the U.S. and China have both shown they can shoot down
satellites with ground-based missiles. If weapons do become a part of
space, how will they work, how effective will they be, and what type of
damage could they do? From ground-based lasers to telephone-pole sized
rods hurtling from space at two miles per second to the far out weapons
of the distant future, it's time to "lock and load" for Space Wars.