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Thursday, November 17, 2011
China denies any military role of WA base
MOBLAS 5 Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) Station
China has declared it poses no military threat to Australia and described as "hype and exaggeration" claims that it is using a West Australian satellite ground station to help locate Australian and US warships in the region.
The claims were made by the nation's foremost expert on space-based espionage, Des Ball, who said the government may have unwittingly acted against the national interest by allowing China's space program to use a ground station in Mingenew.
"This ground station would be vital in helping China's space-based listening devices precisely locate the electronic emissions from aircraft carriers, destroyers and other navy ship," he said.
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