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60 Minutes

4/26/2015: Death in the Mediterranean, The Battle Above

60 Minutes

CBS News

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2015

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

Desperation fuels the largest mass migration since WWII in which thousands have died trying to reach Europe by sea; then, David Martin gives a rare look at how a branch of the U.S. Air Force called Space Command is preparing for a battle most of us have never thought about -- one high above the Earth.

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At first, it was just a tiny smudge on the horizon, but as we moved closer, we were able to make out human forms.

0:42.3

It was a fishing boat, no more than 40 feet long, bobbing in the open sea, with more than 300 people packed on board.

0:50.3

The Coast Guard rescued the women and children first, one after another, hoping for a passage

1:01.1

to Europe.

1:02.5

It's a dangerous journey that claimed the lives of 800 people just last week.

1:12.1

The research being done at the Starfire Optical Research was done at the Starfire optical range in Albuquerque, New Mexico,

1:16.8

was kept secret for many years, and for a good reason, which only becomes apparent at night.

1:26.0

First, the roof of one building is open to the stars, then the walls retract, and an object

1:33.0

straight out of Star Wars appears, shooting a laser into the sky. If you thought space was a peaceful

1:40.9

haven, think again. It's a competition that I wish wasn't occurring, but it is.

1:46.7

And if we're threatened in space, we have the right of self-defense.

1:49.8

And we'll make sure we can execute that right.

1:51.8

And use force if necessary.

1:53.6

That's why we have a military.

1:56.3

You know, I'm not NASA.

2:02.2

I'm Steve Croft.

2:03.5

I'm Leslie Stahl.

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