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I hope this is the best thread to post this information that I just received. Pretty fascinating stuff you have here!<br />John McCarthy<br />+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++<br /><br /><br />----- Original Message ----- <br />From: Victoria Samson <br />To: space_sanctuary@yahoogroups.com <br />Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 6:49 AM<br />Subject: [space_sanctuary] Russia's position on space weapons<br /><br /><br />Defense Daily<br /><br />February 9, 2005<br /><br />10] Russian Federation Seeks Ban On Space-Based Weapons<br /><br />By Geoff Fein<br /><br /> Russia has no designs on placing weapons in space, and therefore <br /><br />sees no justification, by any country, of placing weapons in outer <br /><br />space, said a Russian Federation official at the Conference on <br /><br />Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland.<br /><br /> "Creation of outer space weapons is certainly not our choice," <br /><br />Ambassador Leonid Skotnikov of the Russian Federation said in a <br /><br />statement to the conference held last week. "If we manage to prevent <br /><br />placement of weapons in outer space, we shall be ale to direct progress <br /><br />in space science and technology into a constructive course for the <br /><br />benefits of all."<br /><br /> The conference must do more, however, to reach an agreement on the <br /><br />scope of its work, Skotnikov said. "We cannot sit idle," he said. For <br /><br />its part, the Russian Federation has launched a number of initiatives <br /><br />to scale down the threat. For example, Russia has proposed a moratorium <br /><br />on placing combat devices in space and is willing to undertake the <br /><br />obligation immediately, provided other space powers join, he added.<br /><br /> Russia has also begun providing advance information on scheduled <br /><br />launches, their predestination and the parameters of their orbits, <br /><br />Skotnikov said.<br /><br /> "Last year we stated that at th