Senator: U.S. Offensive Space Abilities A Must

Aviation Week ^ | 01/30/07 | Michael Bruno

[KevinDavis]

The United States cannot trust that China will restrain itself against exploiting space for weapons and other military uses, and it must bolster its defensive and offensive capabilities high above the Earth, a longtime Senate proponent of missile and space systems said Jan. 29.

Conservative Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl, a leading Republican party policymaker in that chamber, also asserted that further arms control agreements regarding space could be "dangerous" in limiting the United States while adversaries continue their developments.

[KevinDavis]

Agreed......

[KevinDavis]

[Central Scrutiniser]

Not sure if you heard, but Sealaunch went Kaboom at the floating pad today. Not a good story.

[NonValueAdded]

OK, that makes two good ones, Kyl and Inhofe. Then at the other end of the spectrum we have the gaggle of Kerry, Feingold, Kennedy, Clinton, Specter ... and 40 or so of their closest fellow travellers.