China's Anti-Satellite Weapon Test.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Artificial satellites.
• Armed Forces.
• Securities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses 2007 direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test conducted by the People's Liberation Army of China, which destroyed one of its own satellites in space. Examines issues for Congress concerning security implications of the ASAT test, U.S. assessments, reasons for the delay in an official statement from China regarding the test, possible motives behind the test, and policy options.

Notes:

• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
• CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. China's Anti-Satellite Weapon Test

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