United States takes up space...
I was recently shocked when I read the following article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6063926.stm
The upshot of this policy, bars from space any country that the U.S. government considers hostile. So what happens when any country decides to launch a space flight that the U.S. does not like? Does the G.W. Bush seriously think he can deny other countries access to space? If so he's completely loopy.
There is this thing that the U.N. has called the space treaty. What did you say? North Korea hasn't signed it? Yes I am aware of that. However, this type of language in the policy that the U.S. has adopted should be an amendment of that treaty, specifying that all nations that signed that treaty have the right to defend themselves against hostile nations that would have space based armaments regardless of whether the attacker signed the treaty or not.
The treaty could be further amended to state that the nations who signed the treaty would back each other using both diplomatic means and military force to stop any aggressor nation that uses space based weaponry. Despite the status of the lack of U.S. popularity, I have a feeling this would pass without a problem. This would also ensure that the North Korean government would think twice about launching armed satellites.It's a matter of diplomacy that the U.S. is seriously lacking in of late. It would behoove our government to stop stepping on other nations toes as it were.
We may be the only super power in the world right now, but that does not mean it will last forever. Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, Ottoman and England all had there times when no other nation was stronger than them. It is the height of hubris to think that the U.S. will be any different. How we act while we are on top will be taken into consideration when we fall from our lofty position. It may not happen in our life time or even in our grand children's life time, but it will happen. You know what they say, be careful of who you step on when you on your way up, because you might have to kiss their ass on your way down.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6063926.stm
The upshot of this policy, bars from space any country that the U.S. government considers hostile. So what happens when any country decides to launch a space flight that the U.S. does not like? Does the G.W. Bush seriously think he can deny other countries access to space? If so he's completely loopy.
There is this thing that the U.N. has called the space treaty. What did you say? North Korea hasn't signed it? Yes I am aware of that. However, this type of language in the policy that the U.S. has adopted should be an amendment of that treaty, specifying that all nations that signed that treaty have the right to defend themselves against hostile nations that would have space based armaments regardless of whether the attacker signed the treaty or not.
The treaty could be further amended to state that the nations who signed the treaty would back each other using both diplomatic means and military force to stop any aggressor nation that uses space based weaponry. Despite the status of the lack of U.S. popularity, I have a feeling this would pass without a problem. This would also ensure that the North Korean government would think twice about launching armed satellites.It's a matter of diplomacy that the U.S. is seriously lacking in of late. It would behoove our government to stop stepping on other nations toes as it were.
We may be the only super power in the world right now, but that does not mean it will last forever. Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, Ottoman and England all had there times when no other nation was stronger than them. It is the height of hubris to think that the U.S. will be any different. How we act while we are on top will be taken into consideration when we fall from our lofty position. It may not happen in our life time or even in our grand children's life time, but it will happen. You know what they say, be careful of who you step on when you on your way up, because you might have to kiss their ass on your way down.
posted by Harold at 10:14 AM
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