>>Blowing up satellites is the perfect defense, because it breaks the superpower's doctrine of joystick warfare. It brings the focus back to the ground and airplane heights - where the superpower didn't fare too well. Sort of levels the playing field.
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>It also makes CNN worthless (and others news corps), and that might be the biggest fear, imagine a war without "embedded reporters"!

I know of one reporter who refused to be in bed with the army of his country - Robert Fisk. And his reports from Belgrade were mostly censored.

So, a war without embedded reporters would be just the same - maybe fewer reports from the spot, but just a bit more animation, more hotel reporting, and in case of satellite shutdown any invading army would make sure they establish fast internet first. Satellite camera/phone only looks sexy because its glitches make it look authentic, but they aren't any better than a simple webcam.