Saturday 20 January, 2007

China's space missile raises concerns

Prime Minister Tony Blair's official spokesman said that the UK had protested over the lack of consultation ahead of the test on January 11.

The spokesman said that Britain did not believe China had broken international law, but thought the test was 'inconsistent' with Beijing's earlier assurances to the UN on the military use of space.

There are also concerns that fragments from the explosion might strike other satellites orbiting Earth.

The spokesman said: 'We are concerned about the impact of debris in space and we expressed that concern.'

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