the shootdown is interpreted by a lot of international press as a military muscle-play to overcome the Feyun humiliation. just a perfect excuse for a cowboy to try the new space weapon toys. to balance the hooray-media here some critical voices: http://www.armscontrolcenter.org/policy/missiledefense/articles/ problems_with_the_shot/ http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/us-attempt-to-shoot- down-0098.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2008/space-080220- satellite-shootdown.htm http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90780/91345/6358357.html chinese (gvt. controlled) media http://www.tagesschau.de/multimedia/audio/audio13930.html audio commentary (german) mn Am 21.02.2008 um 15:54 schrieb Max White: > > > Plus Cobra Dane and Beale in sight of the impact, plus the track > then heading out in range of Cape Cod and potentially Thule and > Fylingdales...and the optical guys on Maui would have potentially > obtain spectral imaging to determine hydrazine was present. > > All in all, could not have been better for them. > > Now, anyone want to nominate the next 'disabled' satellite that has > to be conveniently hit by a missile, and as a byproduct, has life > saving benefits for those on earth? > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L > archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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