It is mystifying that mention of a directive involving the free access and security of space assets is transformed into a ruthless drive for space weaponization ("Weapons in Space," editorial, May 24).
By that year, however, China's global network of communications satellites, backed by the world's most powerful supercomputers, will also be fully operational, providing Beijing with an independent platform for the weaponization of space and a powerful communications system for missile- or cyber-strikes into every quadrant of the globe.
The big, scary meme going around right now is that the spacecraft, which is basically a mod of the old Space Shuttle, will be used for the weaponization of space.
In a statement on its website, the bureau said: "ELF technology was a legitimate program for naval sub-tonal submarine communications; however, conspiracy theories exist which misinterpret its application as the weaponization of remote neural frequencies for government monitoring and manipulation of unsuspecting citizens".
Not all poisonous substances are considered suitable for weaponization, or use as chemical weapons.
(Uranium enriched between 3.5 and 5percentt is sufficient for energy reactors; research reactors require enrichment closer to 19percentt. Anything above 20percentt is considered sufficient for weaponization, although most proper nuclear weapons use uranium that is enriched to 85percentt or more).
The X-37B is the first in a new generation of unmanned vehicles that will mark the full weaponization of space, creating an arena for future warfare unlike anything that has gone before.
He called the Kushner strategy a "weaponization of construction" to force tenants out for higher-paying residents and "deregulate affordable housing units out of existence".
While Iran insists its nuclear program is for civilian purposes, Israel and the United States suspect it aims for weaponization, something both governments see as unacceptable.
"They were mostly researching better methods for weaponization," Dr. Kay said.
