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March 2007

Bates Gill The fallout from China’s anti-satellite missile test is bad for both Beijing and Washington

The new Secretary of Defense calls it "troubling"; to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it is "very worrisome"; and Jon Kyl, the conservative Republican senator from Arizona, sees it as a "threat", a "provocation", and "a wake up call".

Since China's anti-satellite (ASAT) test on January 11, Washington has been abuzz with concern over what it tells us about the potential vulnerability of American space assets, Chinese military ...

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