Russia Urges US to Avoid Space Arms Race

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Russia urges US to avoid space arms race
By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington

Russia would consider using force if necessary to respond if the US put a combat weapon into space, according to a senior Russian official.

According to a New York Times report yesterday, the Bush administration was moving towards implementing a new space policy that would move the US closer to placing offensive and defensive weapons in space. Russia, China and many US allies oppose any weaponisation of space, partly out of concerns that it would lead to an extremely expensive post-cold war arms race.

Vladimir Yermakov, senior counsellor at the Russian embassy in Washington, on Tuesday told a conference on space militarisation that Russia was working through diplomatic channels to urge the US not to move towards fielding weapons in space. But he said Russia would have to react, possibly with force, if the US successfully put a "combat weapon" in space.

In an interview yesterday, Mr Yermakov emphasised that Russia's priority was to solve the problem diplomatically. Russia has voluntarily declared that it will not be the first country to place weapons in space in an effort to encourage the US to move away from space weaponisation.

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[K-W]

1. It would be a blatent play for world domination.

And that is how it would be seen by the rest of the world, if not the sleeping American public.

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2. Who the fuck owns space anyway. Which specific country has got a

right to start militarising it. You can be damn sure America would not allow anyone else to do it. Its like when they were considering blowing up nuclear weapons on the far side of the moon.

WHO THE FUCK OWNS THE MOON