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China concerned by U.S. satellite missile plan
China is concerned by U.S. plans to shoot down an ailing spy satellite and is considering what "preventative measures" to take, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Prevent this, People's A-holes!
"The Chinese government is paying close attention to how a real nation shoots down a satellite the situation develops and demands the U.S. side fulfill its international obligations and avoids causing damage to security in outer space and of other countries," spokesman Liu Jianchao said.
You first, China. Oh, I forgot. You already shot down a satellite with your People's ASat Missile and left debris strewn all over the place in orbit. Well, pay attention and see how this is supposed to be done.
President George W. Bush has decided to have the Navy shoot the 5,000-pound (2,270 kg) satellite with a modified tactical missile after security advisers suggested its re-entry could lead to a loss of life, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
And Dems are howling about how hopeless the technical challenge is and how the world will hate us for even attempting it just like they did a few years ago. No really, they are. You just can't hear them.
"Relevant departments in China are closely watching the situation and studying the system's limitations and how they may be taken advantage of for the good of the world preventive measures," Liu said in a brief statement posted on the (Foreign Ministry's Web site).

On Saturday, Russia's Defense Ministry said the U.S. plan could be used as a cover to test a new space weapon.
Ya think?
It will be the first time the United States has conducted an anti-satellite operation since the 1980s. Russia also has not conducted anti-satellite activities in 20 years.
Because they can't.
China launched a ground-based missile into an obsolete weather satellite in January 2007, drawing international criticism and worries inside the Pentagon that Beijing has the ability to target critical military assets in space.
Pay no attention to the elephant behind the curtain.
Posted by: gorb 2008-02-18
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