Reaction to the Chinese ASAT test has been pretty wide ranging over the past couple of days. At the one end, a bunch of folks blame Bush for failing to propose a new international treaty on space weapons. According to Theresa Hitchens, that, and the president’s new national space policy, have prompted the Chinese to stage this test as a means of forcing negotiations in “a classic cold war technique.” Other comments have been rather dismissive of either the level of expertise this test represents or the impact it will have on bilateral relations. Arms Control Wonk has been all over this story and brings word of the reaction from Russia, which, unsurprisingly, fits nicely with the take of the blame Bush crowd. From an interview with General Leonid Ivashov, vice-preseident of the Russian Academy of Geopolitcal Affairs: