Science and Politics:

Arguments against missile defence

Published September 29, 2004

The U.S. plan to proceed with a space-based missile defence shield as early as this week is causing unease among Russia and China, and is escalating a new arms race, according to author Mel Hurtig. "The U.S. is using missile defence to give America a powerful pre-emptive force: to control space, dominate space and deny others the use of space," says Mr. Hurtig. "The obvious reaction from Russia and China is that we...

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