Advocates for the peaceful uses of space decry India’s successful test to destroy an orbiting satellite.
China conducted “a non-destructive test of a missile designed to destroy satellites” on July 23, according to the U.S. State Department.
China conducted “a non-destructive test of a missile designed to destroy satellites” on July 23, according to the U.S. State Department.
A report by the Secure World Foundation has presented new evidence that a Chinese rocket launch last May was actually a test of a new anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon.
U.S. and Chinese officials met on July 8 to discuss cybersecurity issues between the two countries, including norms for state behavior in cyberspace, espionage, and intellectual theft.
China successfully launched a land-based missile interceptor Jan. 28, according to Xinhua, the country’s official news agency.
A comprehensive review of missile proliferation published in 1988 listed 20 nonindustrialized nations that were deploying various types of ballistic missiles at the time. Tucked toward the bottom of that list was one Middle Eastern country with just three types of missiles, two of which were actually simple, unguided rockets. That country was Iran.
Iran carried out its second successful satellite launch, demonstrating greater experience with rocket technologies that also could benefit its missile programs.
Iran announced Feb. 3 that it carried out its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit. The launch raised international concerns regarding the progress Iran has made in its ballistic missile program, in particular the possibly that Iran may develop an ICBM in the future. (Continue)