I agree with your wider point but... Launching a satellite means you can put a warhead anywhere on earth and no one can stop it. It's a achievement in rocketry

I agree with your wider point but... Launching a satellite means you can put a warhead anywhere on earth and no one can stop it. It's a achievement in rocketry, not whatever is on the end of the rocket. The actual satellite could be a crushed car for all anyone cares.