US condemns China 'space weapon'

[Cennn3]

US condemns China 'space weapon'

 

 

The United States, Australia and Canada have criticised China over a weapons test it is said to have carried out in space last week.

 

The Americans say the Chinese sent up a ballistic missile to destroy an ageing weather satellite.

 

They say the test went against the spirit of co-operation both countries aspire to in the area of civil space.

 

Reports say Britain, South Korea and Japan were expected to express their concerns to China soon.

 

US National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe confirmed a report in the magazine, American Aviation Week and Space Technology.

 

The report cited space sources as saying a Chinese Feng Yun 1C polar orbit weather satellite, launched in 1999, was destroyed by an anti-satellite system launched from or near China's Xichang Space Centre in Sichuan Province on 11 January.

 

The impact occurred at more than 537 miles (865km) above Earth.

 

"The US believes China's development and testing of such weapons is inconsistent with the spirit of co-operation that both countries aspire to in the civil space area," Mr Johndroe said.

 

"We and other countries have expressed our concern regarding this action to the Chinese."

 

Read the full article here.

 

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6276543.stm

 

 

 

The Americans did not like what the Chinese have done but in the same breath say they would do it as well. Funny old world.

[picoman]

Dude, why don't you keep the fertilizer topics on those other boards and just try to keep the spirit of this board intact ???

 

No response wanted.

 

Have a groovie day.

[Cennn3]

Dude, why don't you keep the fertilizer topics on those other boards and just try to keep the spirit of this board intact ???

 

No response wanted.

 

Have a groovie day.

 

I think I will respond anyway. This is the news section and that is news.

[Braveheart]

True, but it's got fuck all to do with Thailand.

[Cennn3]

True, but it's got fuck all to do with Thailand.

 

I am sorry but where does it say the news has to be about Thailand?

[Braveheart]

It doesn't but the board is mostly about Thailand and every other news article posted is about Thailand. There's natural progression in there somewhere.

[Cennn3]

It doesn't but the board is mostly about Thailand and every other news article posted is about Thailand. There's natural progression in there somewhere.

 

Well it is damn close to Thailand. China that is. and being as Chinese people mostly own Thailand that is good enough for me.