The defence industry loves a good war you know, it's good for business. They often use it as a platform to launch commercial videos demonstrating the usefulness of their high tech killing machines (of course all the missiles fired in them don't kill anyone, but they hit their target all right!)

Let's face it a lot of this shit there's not other way to test if it really works.

It could also be, knowing fine well the spectrum of reaction they will receive globally, a bit of gun toting.
McLeodGanja Reviewed by McLeodGanja on . U.S. set to pull trigger on wonky spy satellite WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon says the military's attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite as it falls toward Earth could happen as early as tonight, but no final decision on timing has been made. Press secretary Geoff Morrell says senior military officers, including the head of the U.S. Strategic Command, are evaluating the situation and will advise Defence Secretary Robert Gates on the best time to carry it out. The plan is to fire a missile that would release a non-explosive Rating: 5