The Indian Space Force: Mission Shakti

If you’ve been living under a rock, it’s probably because you’re taking shelter from the falling space debris! But seriously, the Indian ASAT project or “Mission Shakti” as it’s been called by the government, has made a big splash across the headlines all over the world and has definitely ruffled some feathers over at NASA. But are they justified in being concerned? Should we have launched ASAT in the first place?
Further Reading
https://www.space.com/india-anti-satellite-test-significance.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/02/world/asia/nasa-india-space-debris.html
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/indias-asat-missile-test-created-400-pieces-of-debris-endangering-iss-nasa/article26708817.ece
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3686/1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-satellite_weapon#cite_note-49
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/indias-anti-satellite-missile-test/
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-anti-satellite-test