<a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/D/DEAD_SATELLITE?SITE=MTBIL&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">Navy scores direct hit on spy satellite</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A U.S. Navy cruiser blasted a disabled spy satellite with a pinpoint missile strike that achieved the main mission of exploding a tank of toxic fuel 130 miles above the Pacific Ocean, defense officials said.</blockquote><br />n<br />nExcuse me for being a cynic, but this was nothing more than a exercise in practical anti-satellite warfare. Think about this, being able to hit and disable a satellite that is traveling 17,000 mph is a major accomplishment and quite a signal to the world about our capabilities. Now if we could just do the same thing with terrorist we would have it made.<br />n<br />n<strong>Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end. Oliver Wendell Holmes </strong>