Early this year, after a half-century of growth, the federal list of
detectable objects (four inches wide or larger) reached 10,000,
including dead satellites, spent rocket stages, a camera, a hand tool
and junkyards of whirling debris left over from chance explosions and
destructive tests.

This is interesting. As I watched the video you clipped a few days back, I imagined all the space debris would fit in my yard, if rather unsightly. Now I am certain of it.
The graphic is made to look quite dramatic given they are large dots around a small picture of Earth (meant to affect feeble minds). However, this is yet another empty alamist rant. I am not saying we shouldn't be more ...

Early this year, after a half-century of growth, the federal list of
detectable objects (four inches wide or larger) reached 10,000,
including dead satellites, spent rocket stages, a camera, a hand tool
and junkyards of whirling debris left over from chance explosions and
destructive tests.

This is interesting. As I watched the video you clipped a few days back, I imagined all the space debris would fit in my yard, if rather unsightly. Now I am certain of it.
The graphic is made to look quite dramatic given they are large dots around a small picture of Earth (meant to affect feeble minds). However, this is yet another empty alamist rant. I am not saying we shouldn't be more careful, just that the word "threat" is typical of irrational alarmists.
There are hundreds of working satallites in space. How many have been destoyed by a piece of debris?
I agree we should be more conscious, but being the person of heigtened awareness I am, I suspect NASA wants money for this cause and there are those in government, with their palms greased, willing to comply.