According toBrian Weeden, ofa think-tank called theSecureWorldFoundation, Chinaconductedanotheranti-satellitetestin 2010, and that passedwithoutcriticism.
Detective Superintendent BrianWeeden, who then took over the case from Mr Crampton, "perpetuated the wrong decisions" made in the early days not to arrest.
But so far, few changes have been implemented on the ground or in space, said BrianWeeden, a technical adviser with the Secure World Foundation, an organization dedicated to the peaceful use of outer space.