BRUCE GAGNON, globalnet@mindspring.com,
http://www.space4peace.org
Director of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, Gagnon said today: "The Pentagon's role in the space program has been expanding, especially since the recent budget cuts. Recent statements by former Secretary of the Navy, and now new NASA director, Sean O'Keefe have indicated that all future NASA missions will be 'dual-use' - in other words, the Pentagon will continue to take over the space program. 'Star Wars' accelerates the weaponization of space - the so-called 'missile defense' programs are actually offensive systems although the Pentagon likes to pretend that they are mainly for defensive purposes. As the Columbia tragedy shows, all these technologies are error-prone."
For more information, contact the Institute for Public Accuracy:
915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045, ipa@accuracy.org
http://www.accuracy.org
http://www.space4peace.org
Director of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space, Gagnon said today: "The Pentagon's role in the space program has been expanding, especially since the recent budget cuts. Recent statements by former Secretary of the Navy, and now new NASA director, Sean O'Keefe have indicated that all future NASA missions will be 'dual-use' - in other words, the Pentagon will continue to take over the space program. 'Star Wars' accelerates the weaponization of space - the so-called 'missile defense' programs are actually offensive systems although the Pentagon likes to pretend that they are mainly for defensive purposes. As the Columbia tragedy shows, all these technologies are error-prone."
For more information, contact the Institute for Public Accuracy:
915 National Press Building, Washington, D.C. 20045, ipa@accuracy.org
http://www.accuracy.org