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Article: Why is the U.S. weaponizing outer space? Using the Rumsfeld Commission Report as its blueprint, America appears determined to load up the heavens with a technologically advanced--and prohibitively expensive--arsenal, much to the chagrin of enemies and allies alike.(The World Today)
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- January 1, 2007
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THE U.S. IS DRIFTING toward a dangerous commitment to arm outer space, absorb hundreds of billions of dollars of expense at a time when its economy is unstable, and provoke international responses which will reduce, rather than enhance, the nation's security. One solution is an international treaty to ban the weaponization of outer space.
Space "is a difficult, expensive, and potentially dangerous place to operate," one which "requires a lot of technical skill and money to build, launch, and operate satellites," asserts Nancy Gallagher, associate director for research at the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland. "An ...