19 January 2007

War in space

Not so long ago the US government issued a revision to its space policy that sounded very much as if it were laying the groundwork for, at a minimum, American hegemony over space, or, in a worst case, total American military dominance outside of the Earth's atmosphere.

Now it would seem that they have an answer as to how at least one member of the world community feels about that as China has successfully destroyed a satellite using a ground based ballistic missile. The White House "expressed its concern".

Where next I wonder.

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