WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. government has a several dozen satellites circling the globe. While many bolster scientific research, several are the domain of the U.S. military -- powering communication networks and offering reconnaissance information.
In an interview broadcast on CBS's "60 Minutes" over the weekend, General John Hyten, the head of Air Force Space Command -- the branch of the Air Force tasked with launching and protecting U.S. space satellites -- said China may soon perfect the technology to attack or dismantle satellite systems.