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Beijing secretly fires lasers to disable US satellites
telegraph ^ | 26/09/2006 | Francis Harris

Posted on 09/28/2006 9:46:54 AM PDT by mucho muchacho

Edited on 09/29/2006 12:19:05 PM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]

China has secretly fired powerful laser weapons designed to disable American spy satellites by "blinding" their sensitive surveillance devices, it was reported yesterday.

The hitherto unreported attacks have been kept secret by the Bush administration for fear that it would damage attempts to co-opt China in diplomatic offensives against North Korea and Iran.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: china; india
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To: Walkingfeather
The Chicom pretty much own our economy these days, there is nothing we can do as long as we need them to keep us afloat.

Keep shopping at Wal-mart folks.

61 posted on 10/01/2006 5:58:40 AM PDT by jpsb
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