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   BEIJING (Reuters) - 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.“The Chinese government is paying close attention to how the situation develops and demands the U.S. side fulfill its international obligations and avoids causing damage [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 17th, 2008 | Category: China, DOD, DoubleSpeak, Foreign Policy, Missile tests, Satellites, diplomacy, distress, global community, spy | Comments (1)

Russia: US Satellite Shot a Weapons Test
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia said Saturday that U.S. military plans to shoot down a damaged spy satellite may be a veiled test of America’s missile defense system.
Russian defence ministry statement: “The decision to destroy the American satellite does not look harmless as they try to claim.” [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 16th, 2008 | Category: Cold War, Deception, Missile tests, Russia, Satellites, Secret, consequences, contamination, cover up, department of defense, disinformation, spy, spy agencies | Comments (5)

Iran has launched a research rocket to inaugurate a newly built space centre, state television reports.
Iran’s first low-orbit research satellite, which is planned for launch in March next year.
Correspondents say advances in Tehran’s missile technology are likely to alarm Western powers, as Iran presses on with a controversial nuclear [...]

Posted by bosskitty February 4th, 2008 | Category: Ahmadinejad, Iran, Missile tests, Satellites, Science, spaceflight | Comments (2)

Objects falling from the sky! The Chicken Little Fable (from Daddabha Jataka) explains the concept. The phrase, “The sky is falling,” is a common idiom indicating a hysterical or mistaken belief that disaster is imminent. This usage is generally derogatory. But, Chicken Little had inside info.

A mysterious [...]

Posted by bosskitty January 27th, 2008 | Category: Missile tests, Peru, Russia, Satellites, Secret, birds, crater, disinformation, hazardous materials, headgear, spy, spy agencies | Comments (1)