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China Joins EU in Galileo Satellite Venture
CHaN_316 writes "Yahoo has posted a story that says China to Participate in Galileo Satellite Program. 'The agreement provides for cooperation in satellite navigation, technology, industrial manufacturing, market development, frequency and certification'. This is definitely a good boost to the satellite program since it injects fresh cash into the project. There are probably strategic reasons for joining this network since it's an alternative to the American controlled GPS system. Here's more information about Galileo." China is also moving quickly toward getting a man in space.
Thanks to the fact that George Bush is scaring the world to death, you'll increasingly see Europe working with Russia and China to limit our influence.
In particular, the US reserves the best GPS data for the military, and openly says that it will turn GPS signals off at any time if this is militarily useful. In the past, people generally expected the US to be reasonable, so they didn't much care. But in today's climate, with leading American opinionmakers openly calling for war on France, the Europeans and Chinese would have to be idiots to rely on the US-controlled GPS. The Galileo system is a vote of no confidence in the US.
How is this an arms race started by the Europeans?
Didn't the US have GPS up first?
The US doesn't have to develop jamming equipment against Galileo.
I find it interesting that in American English, "ally" apparantly means "lackey", or perhaps "bitch". As in "What?! Our supposed allies dare to question us? What arrogance!"
The satellite network is a bit different than a mission to Mars. This has direct influence on various nations national security.
That aside, I for one, don't want to be in bed with countries that have radically different beliefs. How close should the US be to a country such as China who kills off newborns in the name of population control?
One should not theorize before one has data. -Sherlock Holmes-
And if the countries we 'rain cruise missles down on' would stop supporting people who think it is ok to kill bus loads of women/kids then, perhaps, we would not bomb them.
As opposed to the current European leftist definition of 'empire' - "We love American movies and culture so much we can't get enough of it"?
Or another European leftist definition: 'stability' - "We love bloodthirsty, murderous, dictators, as long as TotalFinaElf gets it's share of the oil money."
The irony of the Left bitching about the US overthrowing Saddam is incredible, given the last few decades of them bitching about us supporting evil, murderous, third world dictators. If anyone else had done this, it would be a good thing, but if the US does it, we must be wrong.
Excuse me while I go puke...
- Necron69