Do you suppose they had some help...

from [link|http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/international/asia/01EXPO.html|Boeing Company and Hughes] Electronics the money grubbing, short-sighted, assholes! You cannot outsmart the folks that wrote the book on strategy.

The State Department has accused two leading American aerospace companies of 123 violations of export laws in connection with the transfer of satellite and rocket data to China during the 1990's.

The Boeing Company and Hughes Electronics Corporation, a unit of General Motors, were notified of the accusations last week. The letter outlining the accusations was made public earlier this week by the Office of Defense Trade Controls, the State Department unit that regulates defense-related trade.

The letter provides new details of how American companies competed for Chinese business by offering to transfer aerospace data in connection with launchings of their satellites. The information included responses to inquiries by the Chinese and others about failures of the rockets carrying those satellites.

Edit: added quote.

Post #71,865 by a6l6e6x 1/1/03 2:57:25 PM 1/1/03 3:02:52 PM Reply	Do you suppose they had some help... from [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/01/international/asia/01EXPO.html\|Boeing Company and Hughes] Electronics the money grubbing, short-sighted, assholes! You cannot outsmart the folks that wrote the book on strategy. The State Department has accused two leading American aerospace companies of 123 violations of export laws in connection with the transfer of satellite and rocket data to China during the 1990's. The Boeing Company and Hughes Electronics Corporation, a unit of General Motors, were notified of the accusations last week. The letter outlining the accusations was made public earlier this week by the Office of Defense Trade Controls, the State Department unit that regulates defense-related trade. The letter provides new details of how American companies competed for Chinese business by offering to transfer aerospace data in connection with launchings of their satellites. The information included responses to inquiries by the Chinese and others about failures of the rockets carrying those satellites. Edit: added quote. Alex "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."\t-- Mark Twain Edited by a6l6e6x Jan. 1, 2003, 03:02:52 PM EST Expand All History
Post #71,866 by deSitter 1/1/03 3:03:09 PM Reply	Re: Do you suppose they had some help... Well, at this point space should be a cooperative business. I don't mind if we supply most of the cooperation. Let's just do it. -drl
Post #71,867 by a6l6e6x 1/1/03 3:07:56 PM Reply	So China can help N. Korea and the Pakistanis build ICBMs? So Boeing, Hughes, etc., can get contracts for ABM systems? Sounds like a plan to me. :) Alex "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session."\t-- Mark Twain

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