[Marxism] Chinese weapon test "against spirit of co-operation"

[Lajany Otum <lajany_otum@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6276543.stm>

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.

Earlier, a report in the American Aviation Week magazine said that US
spy agencies had concluded that China conducted a successful test of a
satellite-killing weapon on January 11.

It said China knocked out the weather satellite with a "kinetic kill vehicle" 
launched on board a ballistic missile.

The impact occurred at more than 500 miles (800 km) above Earth.




                
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