Reports: Russia Building Anti-Satellite Weapons

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV – 1 hour ago

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is working on anti-satellite weapons to match technologies developed by other nations and will speed up modernization of its nuclear forces, a deputy defense minister was quoted as saying Thursday.

The statement by Gen. Valentin Popovkin signaled the government's intention to pursue its ambitious plans to strengthen the military despite the money crunch caused by a worsening financial crisis. He said the military will procure enough new missiles to deploy near Poland if the U.S. goes ahead with its European missile defense plans.

Popovkin said Russia continues to oppose a space arms race but will respond to moves made by other countries, according to Russian news reports.

"We can't sit back and quietly watch others doing that; such work is being conducted in Russia," Popovkin was quoted as saying.

Russia already has some "basic, key elements" of such weapons, he said without elaboration.

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[defendandprotect]

1. Just what Bushco waned . . . new escalations in weapony/warfare -- !!!

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. Did anyone read the whole article? - well, we should - it is scary

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From the article:

In February 2008, a U.S. Navy ship launched a missile that hit a dying spy satellite. The test boosted the credibility of missile defense advocates. In 2007, China destroyed one of its own defunct satellites with a ballistic missile.

The Kremlin has criticized U.S. plans for space-based weapons, saying they could trigger a new arms race. Russia and China have pushed for an international agreement banning space weapons, but their proposals have been rejected by the United States.

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Russia and China have pushed for an international agreement banning space weapons, but their proposals have been rejected by the United States.


Russia and China have pushed for an international agreement banning space weapons, but their proposals have been rejected by the United States.


anybody see why Russia and China might not be trusting the USA right now???


AND

Russia and China have been watching the USA bomb the shit out of their neighbors for the last decade or two

so who's the aggressive nation here?

hmmmm???

[mbperrin]

3. Piffle. I grew up under the Sputnik scare and duck and cover, and of course,

terra! terra! terra! since then.

These junk distractions are meant to be just that, and are also supposed to be reasons why we cannot feed, clothe, and medically treat all our citizens.

My dad painted a huge target on the roof of our house so that "they" could easily find us and bomb us. He always said he would look for the USAF insignia on any pieces found.