Starwars trumps Julian Assange

Julian Assange, in his 2006 dissertations, speculated on what it would take to bring down a conspiracy. In his latest Cablegate release, we find that the Chinese have found an answer.

• Chinese relations in deep freeze : Views and News from Norway

  • Aftenposten reported Tuesday that WikiLeaks documents it has obtained show that American officials are deeply worried over China’s newfound ability to shoot satellites out of the sky. Its first display of its ability took place in January 2007, when a rocket from the Xichang space center in Sechuan Province destroyed a US satellite and violated international agreements against exactly that.

    China since has reportedly attacked at least three satellites, in violation of international agreements, and the US has needed to alter the course of several of its own satellites, to reduce the danger of more damage.

    “The satellites are incredibly important, for surveillance, navigation or communication,” Ståle Ulriksen of foreign policy research institute NUPI told Aftenposten. “If anyone knocks them out, the entire western military concept can collapse. The US and NATO will lose their military might.”