From: "Robert Comer" 

> Why? All countries have a right to national security & the degree is
> simply a matter of power.

I have no problem with them having the tech to blind our satellites if they
can, I'm just saying why should we be giving them so much when they
obviously don't need it.

>The PRC is rapidly gaining power & will continue to do so even w/o US MFN.

So start treating them like an equal/threat, rather than a money sink.

--
Bob Comer


"Adam"  wrote in message
news:451d4923{at}w3.nls.net...
> Robert Comer wrote:
>>> I think what's worried the US more is that the shots have in part been
>>> at their harder to spot birds.
>>
>> ?? Low orbit satellites like this are easy to spot, you can even catch
>> them with the naked eye if you're persistent enough, but I expect they're
>> using simple radar to "see" them.
>>
>
> Yeeessssss & no....you can make things "hard to spot"
via both Radar &
> visible light. The US thought it's leo birds were....."hard to
> spot"....MISTY & all that.
>
>> I think what's worrying our administration is simply the story got out
>> and it's yet another curiosity how they can continue to give China most
>> favored nation trade status plus a whole lot of other perks -- it's just
>> not
>> logical.
>>
>
> Why? All countries have a right to national security & the degree is
> simply a matter of power. The PRC is rapidly gaining power & will continue
> to do so even w/o US MFN.
>
> Adam

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