This one line from that article should have worried everyone.
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The official said that U.S. "space tracking sensors" confirmed that the satellite is no longer in orbit and that the collision produced "hundreds of pieces of debris," that also are being tracked.
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Hundreds of missiles to destroy other spacecraft and kill astronauts. Space does not clean itself like a river used for garbage disposal. At least one shuttle flight nearly ended in disaster when a paint chip struck the windshield. Had the shuttle windshield not survived then seven more dead astronauts?
We should be calling for an end to such tests as if it was as dangerous to all humans as nuclear arms testing. The consequences of not doing so is ... well if we have the same myopic attitude of those opposed to innovation in global warming; it’s not our problem. The kids will worry about when someone finally has a plan.
There is no reason to worry about debris in space for the same reason there is no reason to worry about global warming.