US to shoot down satellite -- Wim's prediction nine years too early?

Oh my ... it looks like Wim's prediction was nine years too early. If I hear a CNN announcer say, "Just watch for the flash in the sky", I'm moving to the Outback of Australia.

"US to try to shoot down spy satellite"
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Taking a page from Hollywood science fiction, the Pentagon said Thursday it will try to shoot down a dying, bus-size U.S. spy satellite loaded with toxic fuel on a collision course with the Earth.

The military hopes to smash the satellite as soon as next week — just before it enters Earth's atmosphere — with a single missile fired from a Navy cruiser in the northern Pacific Ocean.

The dramatic maneuver may well trigger international concerns, and U.S. officials have begun notifying other countries of the plan — stressing that it does not signal the start of a new American anti-satellite weapons program.

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