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China urges ban on space weapons

Reuters: Three months after destroying a satellite in a weapons test, and days before China hosts an international meeting on the threat of space debris, China's state-run media has announced that China is calling for a treaty to stop the spread of weapons in outer space. The move comes hours after a Lan Chile Airbus A340 was almost hit by a Russian satellite burning up on re-entry.

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