中國射低衛星的含意

美 國 情 報 機 關 獲 悉 , 中 國 成 功 以 導 彈 擊 落 自 己 的 人 造 衛 星 。 此 事 引 起 國 際 關 注 , 以 美 國 為 首 的 西 方 國 家 , 對 此 不 以 為 然 , 批 評 中 國 不 應 偏 離 和 平 發 展 太 空 事 業 的 方 向 , 並 乘 機 散 播 「 中 國 威 脅 論 」 。 
無 可 否 認 , 中 國 此 舉 確 有 軍 事 含 意 , 但 最 先 搞 太 空 軍 事 化 的 並 非 中 國 , 而 是 美 國 。 美 國 近 年 財 政 赤 字 嚴 重 , 卻 依 然 撥 巨 款 發 展 太 空 武 器 , 模 擬 開 展 星 球 大 戰 。 美 國 本 身 的 太 空 發 展 計 劃 就 不 是 純 為 和 平 用 途 , 怎 好 意 思 對 中 國 指 指 點 點 ? 
美 國 發 射 過 不 少 人 造 衛 星 , 除 了 作 通 訊 及 觀 察 氣 象 外 , 還 兼 具 間 諜 用 途 。 美 國 常 誇 口 , 他 們 的 間 諜 衛 星 , 不 但 可 以 觀 察 到 別 國 的 軍 事 調 動 , 連 人 家 晚 餐 吃 甚 麼 也 可 以 拍 攝 得 到 。 一 旦 美 國 與 別 國 交 戰 , 別 國 的 一 舉 一 動 , 美 國 都 可 以 透 過 人 造 衛 星 , 了 解 得 一 清 二 楚 。 
海 灣 戰 爭 期 間 , 美 國 就 是 利 用 人 造 衛 星 偵 察 伊 拉 克 的 軍 情 , 然 後 用 導 彈 一 一 對 付 。 伊 拉 克 沒 有 對 付 間 諜 衛 星 的 能 力 , 束 手 無 策 , 只 有 捱 打 。 這 種 情 況 , 全 世 界 人 都 在 電 視 機 前 看 得 一 清 二 楚 , 各 國 的 國 防 部 , 都 已 充 分 認 識 , 一 旦 與 外 國 開 戰 , 一 定 要 第 一 時 間 把 敵 國 的 間 諜 衛 星 射 毀 , 否 則 使 無 法 擺 脫 自 己 在 軍 事 上 的 被 動 地 位 。 
美 國 自 己 早 在 八 十 年 代 初 已 掌 握 射 毀 人 造 衛 星 的 能 力 , 並 作 過 多 次 試 驗 。 不 過 , 美 國 已 嫌 這 種 技 術 落 後 , 用 導 彈 去 射 衛 星 , 成 本 太 重 , 他 們 想 改 用 發 展 激 光 去 摧 毀 衛 星 , 這 樣 速 度 更 快 , 成 效 更 高 。 
現 時 , 太 空 並 無 所 屬 權 , 但 領 空 則 屬 國 有 ; 升 上 甚 麼 高 度 屬 太 空 , 甚 麼 高 度 以 下 屬 領 空 , 界 線 並 不 分 明 。 擁 有 太 空 科 技 的 國 家 , 當 然 希 望 公 有 的 太 空 範 圍 可 以 大 一 點 , 因 為 別 國 沒 有 能 力 進 入 太 空 分 享 他 們 的 權 益 , 他 們 可 以 在 太 空 為 所 欲 為 。 
現 在 中 國 也 有 在 太 空 活 動 的 能 力 , 美 國 原 以 為 可 以 獨 佔 的 勢 力 範 圍 開 始 受 到 威 脅 , 心 中 當 然 不 是 味 道 。 誰 會 知 道 , 是 否 會 有 一 天 , 當 美 國 的 間 諜 衛 星 向 中 國 管 轄 的 範 圍 發 射 電 磁 波 作 偵 察 用 途 時 , 中 國 會 回 射 集 束 的 激 光 (一 樣 是 電 磁 波 ), 令 美 國 衛 星 上 的 雷 達 失 效 ? 隨 著 科 技 的 普 及 , 一 定 會 有 更 多 的 國 家 可 以 掌 握 太 空 活 動 的 能 力 , 美 國 不 宜 再 把 太 空 視 作 自 己 的 後 園 , 而 應 以 開 放 務 實 的 態 度 , 對 待 太 空 科 技 上 的 後 起 之 秀 , 共 同 摸 索 一 套 互 利 的 合 作 模 式 。 這 樣 , 太 空 和 平 才 有 真 正 的 基 礎 。 
(轉 載 自 2007年 1月 24日 am730 C觀 點 )