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China is apparently studying the possibility of using nuclear warheads to destroy spacecraft and satellites. The “South China Morning Post” (SCMP) reports from a Chinese trade journal about a computer experiment recently conducted. In it, researchers are said to have examined the effect of a nuclear explosion in the upper orbits.

The goal was apparently to simulate a radioactive cloud. The experiment is said to have been conducted at the Northwest Institute for Nuclear Technology in Xian, which reports to the military. The computer model could simulate anti-satellite attacks at multiple heights and different strengths.

A 10-ton warhead could seriously endanger rockets in space after an explosion at a height of 80 kilometers. Air molecules can therefore become radioactive particles, according to a publication in the Chinese journal “Nuclear Techniques”. The pear-shaped cloud that would result from the explosion could soon reach 140,000 square kilometers in size. It is believed that the radioactive particles and debris could cause serious damage to spacecraft and satellites. There is even talk of a possible destruction.

Targeted attacks on large areas possible

Apparently the assumed height of a possible explosion was decisive in the simulations. As long as this still happens in parts of the Earth’s atmosphere, there are air particles present – which are missing from space. Due to this, it is possible to create a cloud with a large mass. And: a short time later, the particles would fall to Earth and thus not endanger other satellites, such as ours. In the event of an explosion outside the atmosphere, there is a risk that the radioactive particles will remain in an uncontrollable belt around the earth. So the simulation was about targeted attacks.

Although the experiment so far is only a computer calculation, it has a serious background. According to the “SCMP”, there was already a Beijing investigation in May that identified the Starlink satellite network of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX as a possible danger. One concern: some of the thousands of small satellites could be used as kamikaze attackers against Chinese satellites in the event of war. While individual satellites can also be attacked with missiles from the ground, that would be too complex for a network like the Starlink models. Most satellites are now about 70 kilometers apart – a cloud of atoms could wipe out a finite cluster.

Satellites play an important role in war scenarios

Satellites are already providing important explorations, for example in the war in Ukraine. For example, recordings from the company Maxar showed Russian troop movements on the Ukrainian border very early on. Western military satellites would continuously provide the Ukrainian government with information about Russian troop movements. And: rockets are guided precisely to their target from space via the GPS systems.

According to the newspaper report, it should stay with computer games. A Chinese scientist is quoted as saying, “International law prohibits the testing of nuclear weapons in space and in Earth’s atmosphere.” In the 1950s, the United States detonated an atomic bomb 47 miles over Hawaii. According to Chinese information, the results of this experiment, known as the teak test, would confirm the current simulations.

Recently, there have been concerns from the UK about Chinese activities in space. “Many believe that China is building a powerful anti-satellite capability, with a doctrine of denying other countries access to space in the event of a conflict. And there are fears the technology could be used to track people,” Jeremy Fleming, head of UK intelligence GCHQ, said in a recent speech.

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