But the programs Mr. Reagan began were the ancestors of the weaponry that brought down the American satellite.
The beefed-up measure offered by Mr. Cuevas would fine those who trade in toy weaponry or close down their businesses.
As Jim Dwyer pointed out last week in his column in The Times, it does make you reflect on the fact that these are the same guys who now boast that they've got the weaponry to shoot down aircraft in the name of antiterrorism.
The Navy uses secret information to run down the weaponry of the Air Force.
Russia sold $3.5 billion worth of weaponry globally that year, down from $10.8 billion in 2007.
There were also rumours of Islamic State militants securing weaponry that could shoot down aircraft flying at more than 30,000ft, prompting several airlines to reroute their planes around Iraq.
He can revert, ostensibly, to type, reach across the aisle, quite comfortable in the knowledge that Turnbull can't really reciprocate, not because Turnbull instinctually is a warlord, like Abbott, but because his own people are showing only limited interest in putting down the weaponry.
Russian officials expressed doubt after an Islamic State affiliate claimed responsibility for the crash, arguing that the terrorist organization likely lacks sophisticated weaponry needed to shoot down a plane from an altitude of 31,000 feet. .
