Excerpt from "Eyes Only" Inner Circle Intelligence Report

The Inner Circle has long feared GDI's dominance of space. GDI's orbital weapons platforms, command & control stations, and spy satellites are protected by a powerful anti-missile system that seemed invulnerable and invincible. This orbital necklace of death is based on a network of space-based kinetic kill weapons, lasers, and even the Ion Cannons themselves - used to intercept and destroy incoming missiles. GDI space assets have been out of reach of the Brotherhood for years, leading to a sense that the balance of power in a decades-long struggle would eventually tip decisively against the Brotherhood.

But our operatives discovered a flaw in the GDI system: For some unfathomable reason, GDI put the crews and control centers for their Ion Cannons and their A-SAT system on the ground.  Even better, the critical personnel and equipment are concentrated in a single facility in the northeastern Blue Zone. A well-planned surprise strike on Goddard Space Center could take all of GDI's Ion Cannons and their entire A-SAT system offline, giving the Brotherhood days and possibly weeks to conduct combat operations across the planet unhindered by space-based weapons and prying eyes.

As a bonus, the primary GDI world command hub is based on board the space station Philadelphia. A missile strike on the Philadelphia immediately after the destruction of the A-SAT control systems could render the entire GDI command and control structure headless and reeling.

摘自“绝密”核心集团情报报告

核心集团长期以来一直担心GDI在太空方面的支配地位。GDI的轨道武器平台，指挥控制站，并且间谍卫星收到强大反导系统的保护，似乎无懈可击，无法动摇。这个轨道上的死亡项链是基于天基动能杀伤武器，激光，甚至包括离子炮本身的防御网络—用于拦截和摧毁来袭的导弹。GDI的太空资产在多年来都无法被Nod所触及，这导致了一种感觉，在长达几十年的斗争中，力量的天平终会倒向对兄弟会不利的一面。

但我们的特工发现了GDI系统的一个漏洞：因为一些无法理解的原因，GDI把他们离子炮和A-SAT系统的工作人员和控制中心都放在了地面。更妙的是，关键人员和设备都集中在蓝区北部一个单独的设施里。对戈达德（Goddard）航空中心的一次精心策划的突袭可以让所有的GDI离子炮和整个A-SAT系统下线，给兄弟会几天甚至几周的时间在全球展开军事行动而不会受到天基武器和窥视之眼的阻碍。

作为额外收获，首要的GDI世界指挥中心位于费城空间站。一发导弹将在破坏A-SAT控制系统后撞向费城空间站，这会让整个GDI指挥和控制结构群龙无首，晕头转向。

译注：推测A-SAT的全称是Anti-Satellite Weapon