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    Startling detail a sign of Beijing’s plan to militarize space?

    Paul Joseph Watson
    December 18, 2013

    A display to promote China’s Jade Rabbit Moon rover includes a background photograph of a mushroom cloud over Europe, a startling detail which some have interpreted as an indication that Beijing’s space program is a cover for the militarization of space.



    The image, which was used as a backdrop at an exhibit for China’s recently deployed Yutu Rover, clearly shows a nuclear explosion occurring over eastern Europe, with some speculating that the location eerily matches that of the planned U.S. missile defense system in Romania.

    The photograph was not designed deliberately for the moon rover display, it is taken from a stock image. This fact has been cited by those who claim that the selection of the image was a mere oversight on behalf of Chinese officials.

    However, the le of the stock image, Nuclear Explosion on Earth from Space, has prompted more cynical observers to suggest otherwise.

    “There are undoubtedly those who will interpret the choice of image as a deliberate gesture,” writes Robert Gonzales. “China – having been denied membership in the multinational partnership that operates the International Space Station – has managed to forge an increasingly impressive space program largely on its own (NASA, for instance, is banned by Congress from any contact, collaborations or partnerships with China, primarily due to concerns about technology transfer), a fact that has made for some disquieting observations about China’s rise to ascendancy.”

    In addition, the author of the original image has accused the Chinese government of stealing his work and giving him no credit.

    “Many thanks to the Chinese government (More precisely, The Chinese International Industry Fair) for stealing & printing my work, with no credit, permission or a damn note!” the artist stated on his website, adding, “I hope your Jade Rabbit falls into a ditch on the moon and is unable to recover, you communist bas s.”

    As we previously highlighted, Chinese state media itself has bragged that the moon landing program is merely the first step towards a “Death Star” moon base from which the PLA could launch missiles against any target on Earth.

    The fact that top Chinese generals have been known to occasionally threaten the west with nuclear strikes also plays into the concerns.

    Last month, Chinese state-run media released a map showing the locations of major U.S. cities and how they would be impacted by a nuclear attack launched from the PLA’s strategic submarine force.

    With tensions running high over the disputed Senkaku Islands, observers have warned of the threat of a new cold war and an escalating Asian arms race in the aftermath of China declaring an “air defense zone” and suggesting that it would intercept planes entering the region, a threat quickly put to the test when the United States flew two B-2 Bombers over the zone without incident.

    In retaliation against what Beijing sees as the United States’ increasingly aggressive presence in the East China sea, China also sent a surveillance ship into Hawaiian waters back in October, a move analysts described as unprecedented.


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    I am that guy RandomGuy's Avatar
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    Hmmm.

    Looks like the image in indeed original.
    http://www.ibtimes.com/china-launch-...monday-1490240

    The picture of the mushroom cloud is clearly in several images from several view points.

    Wow.

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    This is pretty bad to be honest. Why do we always have to militarize everything?

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    incentives paid for ambitious, patriotic, smart and above all successful young men. what's the gender imbalance in China?

    The instinct to defend the moon makes sense, it's a possible platform for attacking the earth.

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    Believe. BradLohaus's Avatar
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    Mao had a quote during the Cold War after they got nukes, something like: "Even if there's a global nuclear war, we'll still have about 200 million to start things over again."

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    Lol. China doesn't want a nuke war. They all live on the coast.

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    Well this is really bizarre.

    And horribly out of proportion by my reckoning.

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    Lol. China doesn't want a nuke war. They all live on the coast.
    And why would China Nuke any country with a Walmart?

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    The illuminatis send a message

    is happening

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    china govt is fckd up

    whatever they do doesnt represent china as a whole, those fkn commie bas s are only in it for themselves, not the fkn people, how big is their party? ur telling me a country of 1.3 billion people cant topple this fake ass govt who only benefits themselves

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    How can they even see the target they want to nuke?


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    What a cesspool...

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    What a cesspool...
    Speaking of which......where most of the seafood you eat comes from.


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    gonna invade europe and take all the white females for themselves tbh

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    Speaking of which......where most of the seafood you eat comes from.
    Your mom's vag

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    It's a stock image. Did they somehow miss the explosion?

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    You supply the tarter sauce.

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    It's a stock image. Did they somehow miss the explosion?
    as if the guy they paid .50 cents a day to make that knew wtf he was looking at.

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