US Russia still face mutual distruction

http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050518-072100-9737r



WASHINGTON -- Helen Caldicott is an Australian physician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 and is the president of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute based in Washington. She spoke with UPI National Security Correspondent Martin Sieff.
    
    Q. The New York Times reported Wednesday that the U.S. Air Force is seeking approval from President George W. Bush for new weapons to secure the United States from attack from space. As a prominent opponent to the militarization of space, what is your response to that news?

 A. Everything that was predicted at our conference this week on the weaponization of space in Airlie, Virginia, is already coming true.

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Because Putin doesn't seem to be too focused on disarming either.