1.  Why did the U.S. initiate an intelligence assessment last year on the threat to U.S. satellites posed by the Chinese?

2.  How does the U.S. military use the satellites which are in jeopardy of potential attack from China?

3.  How is the U.S. government responding to the report?

4.  Why haven't the details of the threat to U.S. satellites from China been publicized?

5.  a) What is an anti-satellite weapon?
b)  Instead of destroying a satellite with an anti-satellite weapon as they did in 2007, how might China test its weapons' capabilities without being detected?

6.  What known anti-satellite capability does the U.S. have?

7.  At some point, after perfecting this capability, it is probable that the Chinese government would use it on U.S. satellites.  What do you think is the best way to prevent this from happening?

• engage in discussions with China
• threaten China with military action
• impose economic sanctions on China
• continue to develop and maintain better anti-satellite weapons so they know we will destroy their satellites if they attempt to destroy ours, etc.
  
• strike first and destroy all of China's satellites

Explain your answer.