A-SAT testing not directed to any country; doesn't violate any law
A-SAT weapon is not directed against any country and its space capabilities do not threaten anyone.
India on Wednesday said that its anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon that successfully destroyed a decommissioned Indian satellite on a Low Earth Orbit, is not directed against any country and its space capabilities do not threaten anyone.
"Test is not directed against any country. India's space capabilities does not threaten any country nor they directed against anyone.At the same time, the government is committed to ensuring country's national security interests and is alert to thraets from emerging technologies," the Ministry of External Affairs said, while giving out details of the test.
New Delhi said that the test was done to strengthen its capability to safegaurd the space assets, underlining that it has no intension of entering into an arms race in outer space.
"The capability achieved through the Anti-Satellite missile test provides credible deterrence against threats to our growing space based assets from long range missiles, amd proliferation in the types and numbers of missiles," it added.
With this test, India joined an exclusive group of space-faring nations consisting of USA, Russia and China.
