Wednesday, May 15, 2013

China Tests New Anti-Satellite Missile

China ASAT Missile. China Daily Mail

China Conducts Test Of New Anti-Satellite Missile -- Washington Free Beacon

Launch was disguised as a space-exploration rocket

China’s military on Monday conducted the first test of a new ground-launched anti-satellite missile that was fired into space and disguised as a space-exploration rocket, according to U.S. officials.

The test was carried out early Monday from the Xichang Space Launch center and was identified by officials as the new Dong Ning-2 ASAT missile.

The ASAT test comes a week after China protested the release of the Pentagon’s annual report on the Chinese military buildup that mentioned Beijing’s development of anti-satellite weapons.

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My Comment: No one else is reporting this story. If true .... no one wants to talk about it.

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