Weaponization of Space

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It looks as if Rumsfeld will get his boondoggle. The Air Force is expected to ask the President to allow weapons in space. This is what the New York Times is reporting today. While the times saids that the Pentagon is only asking for a directive for "free access to space". I think we can all agree that this means weapons. Because, in theory we have that and will for some time in the future. And this term "free access to space" can not mean nothing other then suppressing other space powers. Granted they would still be vulnerable to a nuke going off in space(that being the most effective anti-satellite weapon).

The proposed change would be a substantial shift in American policy. It would almost certainly be opposed by many American allies and potential enemies, who have said it may create an arms race in space...Any deployment of space weapons would face financial, technological, political and diplomatic hurdles, although no treaty or law bans Washington from putting weapons in space, barring weapons of mass destruction...In January 2001, a commission led by Donald H. Rumsfeld, then the newly nominated defense secretary, recommended that the military should "ensure that the president will have the option to deploy weapons in space." Read more...

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