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Originally Posted by BRISK
How would putting weapons in space mean that America "owns space"?
If anything it will ensure that America will not be alone in space because it will prompt other countries to also put weapons in space.
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"Space is a global commons under international treaty and international law."
"In 2002, after weighing the report of the Rumsfeld space commission, President Bush withdrew from the 30-year-old Antiballistic Missile Treaty, which banned space-based weapons."
And you think the US will let countries like China, Russia, India, Germany, etc.. do the same..?
As it says in the arcticle:
"I don't think the United States would find it very comforting if China were to develop a death star, a 24/7 on-orbit weapon that could strike at targets on the ground anywhere in 90 minutes."