Iran’s Missiles to STRIKE American Satellites.

Iran’s Missiles to STRIKE American Satellites. After the targeted killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, Iran flexed a bit of its ballistic missile muscle in retaliation, striking several bases in Iraq that housed U.S. troops. Striking a target just across a national border is relatively easy. What is much harder however, is striking an adversary’s satellites. A report from CSIS stated that Iran’s “missile forces are a potent tool for Iranian power projection and a credible threat to U.S. and partner military forces in the region.” Converting a missile from ground attack to space attack is not necessarily difficult. And space is a ripe target. Satellites are virtually defenseless from strikes by kill vehicles.