[nashadelic]

Strangely, I'm not seeing a wide enough condemnation of this. Another country is building destructive weapons, bringing down LEOs; how is this a good thing? All the while the region suffers from chronic poverty, poor access to clean water and basic services.

Sending a science mission to space is great and rightly lauded, this is wasteful and energies spent better elsewhere.

[FreedomToCreate]

Advancing your countries technological capability and dealing with one of the largest populations living in poverty are two separate endeavors. Expecting a country to abandon growth in one sector to improve another is not really sensible. Both challenges are being tackled simultaneously. The US conducted Apollo and the Mars missions, spending billions while people in Skid Row or Detroit live in 3rd world level poverty.

[sbmthakur]

> Strangely, I'm not seeing a wide enough condemnation of this. Another country is building destructive weapons, bringing down LEOs; how is this a good thing?

I've seen some criticism from certain individuals. However, I haven't read any condemnation from any Western government(as yet). I'm not sure but Western governments(or at least the US government) was probably taken into confidence either before the event or soon after the test. Considering that China already has this tech, it becomes paramount for India to have it. I think this is generally supported by the US(the government) as well.

> All the while the region suffers from chronic poverty, poor access to clean water and basic services.

Developing such such security apparatus doesn't mean we are ignoring poverty and other essential things. Both can be done simultaneously, just like the US did(explained by a sibling comment).

[nashadelic]

Here it is: “India anti-satellite missile test a 'terrible thing,' NASA chief says”

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/02/india/nasa-india-anti-missile...

[i2shar]

So you mean US shouldn't spend a dime on technology before the last homeless person in SF is rehabilitated?

[yumraj]

Once you see it in the context of protecting your country from hostile and belligerent neighbors, you will realize that it is not at all wasteful, rather is absolutely necessary.