I had forgotten all of the hoopla about this launch. It happened in 2008. Well outside of the T2K universe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-satellite_weapon
However, these things had to be in development in the mid 1990's. It stands to reason that under the pressure of war, the R&D would have been pushed as hard as possible.
Could this have been deployed? Hard to say. The Ticonderoga class Aegis cruiser was introduced in 1983.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticonderoga_class_cruiser
The Arleigh Burke class destroyer was indroduced in 1988.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh...lass_destroyer
Both types had the Aegis fire control and detection system.
So it is possible that the US ASAT program would have continued as others have speculated. The F-15 Eagles and B-52 BUFF's would also have been available as launch platforms.
My $0.02
Mike