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...looks like it's going to be a short war.
Posted on 12/14/2006 6:31:52 AM PST by laotzu
The United States will use military force in space to protect satellites and other space systems from attack by hostile states or terrorists, the Bush administration's senior arms-control official said yesterday.
The United States will "oppose others who wish to use their military capabilities to impede or deny our access to and use of space," (Robert Joseph) said. "We will seek the best capabilities to protect our space assets by active or passive means."
"No nation, no non-state actor, should be under the illusion that the United States will tolerate a denial of our right to the use of space for peaceful purposes," he said. "We reserve the right to defend ourselves against hostile attacks and interference with our space assets," he said.
Mr. Joseph said yesterday that a number of nations are developing weapons to "counter, attack and defeat U.S. space systems." He did not name the countries. Asked after the speech about the Chinese laser incident, he declined to comment.
"In view of these growing threats, our space policy requires us to increase our ability to protect our critical space capabilities and to continue to protect our interests from being harmed through the hostile use of space," he said.
The White House announced in October that President Bush authorized a new national space policy, the first since 1996, that states that the United States is committed to the peaceful use of space and rejects any nation's attempts to claim sovereignty over it.
The policy also views any attempt to interfere with space systems as an infringement on the right of free passage in space, and describes space capabilities as "vital" to national interests.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
And this is news? The US has had such a Space doctrine since the early 80's. "Talk tough and build Star Wars."
Good news. Russia,china and their little brother Iran wish to do us harm.
It's worth reiterating, so people don't forget.
The "Take it outside!" doctrine. I like it.
And contact Kirk and Spock...
Chinese laser incident?
U.S. officials said the comments are an indirect warning to China, which has fired a ground-based laser gun at a U.S. satellite that passed over its territory -- an event viewed as one sign of Beijing's efforts to develop space arms that can blind or destroy systems.
What about taking gory alwhore's permission? He invented space and is trying to fix the sun nowadays.
It is most like worse than that.
Time to fire "Thor's Hammer".
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The Democrat-controlled Congress already plans on cutting NASA funding =
No U.S. Moon or Mars Base
Quo Vadis, U.S. Space Force..?
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Where did you hear the Democrat congress was going to cut funding for the moon to Mars program? Not that I'd put it past them, but I haven't heard about it.
Well, it should. The Moon-Mars program is an utter waste of money that could be better spent within NASA on -- I don't know -- science.
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There was a report in the news last week stating that the Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress was targeting the NASA Budget.
The BUSH supported U.S. Moon/Mars Mission Program is programed to come from within the present NASA Budget, so as to "guarantee" its future survival.
But if the Democrats cut deep enough into NASA's funding ...
...it's ALOHA U.S. Moon/Mas Bases.
By Design.
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Not science. There's absolutely nothing from a scientific perspective that we need to learn about Mars that we can't learn easier, faster, or cheaper with unmanned probes. Sending people across the solar system is hideously expensive and scientifically unnecessary. In fact, a great many legitimate scientific programs at NASA have been axed to pay for this boondoggle.
Gotcha,
what you meant to say was 'cheap, easy, science that I like'
Thanks for the clarification.
So another empty Bush threat, The effect of a timeout to a toddler. Bet the Chinese are really quaking in their boots!
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