BEIJING : A top China air force commander has called the militarisation of space an "historical inevitability", state media said Monday, marking an apparent shift in Beijing's opposition to weaponising outer space. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Mon, Nov 02 2009
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