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| Subject: America threatened China over 'star wars' Fri Feb 04, 2011 3:17 am | |
| THE United States threatened to take military action against China during a secret ''star wars'' arms race within the past few years, leaked documents show.
The two nuclear superpowers shot down their own satellites using missiles in separate shows of strength, the files suggest.
The US government was so incensed by Chinese actions in space that it warned Beijing it would face military action if it did not desist. However, the Chinese carried out further tests as recently as last year, leading to protests from the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton.
Beijing justified its actions by accusing the Americans of developing an ''offensive'' laser weapon system that would be capable of destroying missiles before they left enemy territory.
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