AP: U.S. Criticizes China Over Missile Test [View All]

[Eugene]

Associated Press
U.S. Criticizes China Over Missile Test
Associated Press 01.18.07, 11:29 AM ET

The United States criticized China on Thursday for conducting an anti-satellite
weapons test in which an old Chinese weather satellite was destroyed by a
ballistic missile.

"The United States believes China's development and testing of such weapons
is inconsistent with the spirit of cooperation that both countries aspire to
in the civil space area," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe
said. "We and other countries have expressed our concern to the Chinese."

U.S. intelligence agencies believe China conducted the test on Jan. 11.

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/01/18/ap3340014.html

...but doesn't the U.S. have an active space weapons program itself?