In mid-September, Russian President Boris Yeltsin proposed that the United States and Russia initiate negotiations leading toward a series of antisatellite (ASAT) bans.
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But it fits into a pattern of other Chinese breakthroughs such as the development of long-range antiship missiles and antisatellite systems to suggest Beijing is intent on being the dominant military power in the Western Pacific.
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While some argue it would be worth foregoing such capabilities if attacks upon U.S. satellites could be precluded, a study submitted to Congress 13 years ago by President Ronald Reagan established there was no way to verify an antisatellite prohibition.
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