CHINA LANDS ON THE MOON

Are we truly to believe this????? hhhmmm?

http://www.blacklistednews.com/Chinese_rover_diorama_shows_Europe_being_nuked/31261/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Chinese rover diorama shows Europe being nuked

December 17, 2013 ShareThis

Source: io9

China deserves all the congratulations in the world for landing its first spacecraft on the Moon. It’s a big deal – both for China and humanity at large. But can somebody please explain why the background image at this exhibit for China’s recently deployed Yutu Rover depicts a massive mushroom cloud over Europe?
Here’s a closer view of the photo, which was captured last month at the China International Industry Fair 2013 in Shanghai, and has been quietly circulating in various news outlets ever since. The display shows a model of the China National Space Administration’s Moon-roving Yutu (aka “Jade Rabbit”) spacecraft atop a mock lunar surface, and set against a backdrop image of the Earth seen from space. But hold on a second – what’s that over Europe?

Yep, that’s a mushroom cloud. But why would an exhibit for Yutu Rover be set against an image of Europe under nuclear attack?
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OK, I did some research on this and found the original source for the background image. I rotated the image below counterclockwise 90 degrees so that north is at the top. Here is the link to the original unrotated image.

http://www.snoron.com/nuclear_explosion_on_earth_from_space-wallpapers.html
http://www.snoron.com/view-nuclear_explosion_on_earth_from_space-wide.html

Here is the rotated image. As you can see, countries and landmarks are now much more identifiable.



Now that we've done all that you might want to read these links. Chilling!

http://theweek.com/article/index/254228/why-does-chinas-moon-rover-exhibit-show-a-nuclear-mushroom-cloud-over-europe

http://kstreet607.com/tag/chinese-space-program-2/

Here's the gist of both articles as they are almost the same.

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The prospect of the moon being turned into a death star type battle station to launch nuclear weapons is scary…
The Week
The exhibit could renew concerns about China’s space program
China has made a major diplomatic faux pas by illustrating its Moon Rover exhibit with a stock image of a nuclear mushroom cloud over Europe.
While it’s probably just an embarrassing error, it’s still an unsettling image given the Chinese government’s recent statements concerning plans to build a missile base on the Moon.
On December 3, The Beijing Times reported that Chinese experts are discussing whether the People’s Liberation Army could establish a missile base on the Moon. Per the Taiwan-based, English-language site Want China Times:
An expert from the China National Space Administration’s Lunar Exploration Programme Center told the [Beijing Times]that China plans to send its first astronaut to the moon by 2030. By 2050, the moon could become a base from which to send the country’s manned spacecraft to explore deep space, the source said. [Want China Times]
Innocent enough, right? But the source added that the Moon could be transformed into a deadly weapon. Like the Death Star in Star Wars, the Moon could be used as a military battle station, bristling with ballistic missiles that could be launched against any military target on Earth.
Lest you think this is all science fiction, there has been a worrying trend toward a militarization of space. Officially, the Outer Space Treaty bars states from placing nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction in orbit around Earth, installing them on the Moon or any other celestial body, or otherwise stationing them in outer space. It exclusively limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes. China, the United States, and Russia are all party to this treaty.
Yet in 2011, Wikileaks leaked documents showing that the United States and China had both shot down their own satellites using sophisticated missiles, with each country attempting to show the strength of its respective military capabilities in space.