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U.S. Takes First Step To Weaponize Space
Washington (UPI) Mar 30, 2004
Washington's Missile Defense Agency has earmarked $68 million for what some
believe is the first step for putting weapons in space, ABC News reported
Tuesday.
Known as the Near Field Infrared Experiment or NFIRE satellite, it is
primarily designed to gather data on exhaust plumes from rockets launched
from earth.
As a result, military officials say the $68 million item in the 2005 budget
is a defensive, rather than offensive project.
But, critics point out, the satellite will also contain a smaller "kill
vehicle," a projectile that takes advantage of the kinetic energy of objects
traveling through low-Earth orbit (which move at several times the speed of a
bullet) to disable or destroy an oncoming missile or another orbiting
satellite.
As one senior government official and defense expert, who requested
anonymity, said, "We're crossing the Rubicon into space weaponization."
All rights reserved. Copyright 2004 by United Press International.
