A search on china and their military here in the chatter will return some interesting discussions Mike.



>They are NOT A THREAT. They HAVE NO SERIOUS MILITARY CAPABILITY. Well, all right, then. I feel so much better.
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>I hope I'm wrong but think this was a significant event. What I particularly didn't like about it was the element of crowing -- "If we can hit a satellite in space, we can surely manage to hit a continent."
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>Bad juju.
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>>Don't worry. Even though this has been all over the news this morning (fears of a space war), I have seen so many posts on this forum by people insisting that the Chinese are NOT A THREAT and HAVE NO SERIOUS MILITARY CAPABILTY. I'm sure they know what they are writing about and the news about the Chinese destroying a satellite is simply a fabrication :o)
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>>>I see the Chinese have succesfully destroyed a satellite in orbit with a missile. I wonder why they are developing that capability.
>>>Could this be the start of a new space arms race.
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>>>Nick