[Deepblue]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6687654/?GT1=5936

Very interesting concept. Though I'm sure other countries would object.

[aldo_14]

No bloody wonder.....especially as there's a hint that the US may disrupt / jam the Galileo (GPS replacement) system being launched by the EU anyways.

With China in particular pushing into space, you'd be looking at a very dodgy situation.......

[Rictor]

You can't spell "hegemony" without "domination and militariztion of space".

...well, maybe you can, but my point stands.

[Corsair]

Yeah, I can't imagine that the rest of the world would be happy if the US really put a program like that in orbit.

[Rictor]

*throws fuel on to the fire *

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&ncid=1802&e=1&u=/washpost/20041212/ts_washpost/a57928_2004dec11

[Flipside]

Dear oh dear....

It's pathetic the lengths some people will go to, I wonder if this is what America had in mind for the new European GPS system. It's going to be difficult with Russia and China throwing a hand-in, but if they could make it look like an engineering fault.....

[Knight Templar]

We will take over the world, or bring it spiraling down in flames with us.

One way or the other.

[Taristin]

Wee! Space war!  It won't be long until we have a unification war, then find another sentient species and engage into a bloody 14-year war with them...

[Flipside]

Though, after a while, we get bored with that and start shooting at everyone!. As usual.

[Gloriano]

USA is going too far already, and that is bush fault. And now they want start Arm race in space, wich this situiton goes in time if they do that anti-satellite.

We will take over the world

Usa won't control world ever, they can try but they will fail

[aldo_14]

It's really polarizing into 'the world vs the US' now, isn't it?

 I mean, we're suppossed to have this so-called special relationship and I doubt the majority of UK voters would actually support 90% of US policy or politics if given the choice.

[Kosh]

Space should not be used as a warzone unless it is against the Shivans.

[aldo_14]

Oh, and apparently the US has not ruled out shooting down neutral sattelites if they are being used by a hostile nation during a war; http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/10/01/usaf_plans_space_wars/

[Styxx]

Well, as soon as someone (say, the United States) starts to put weapons on orbit, some other nation (like, for example, China) may just launch a scatter bomb (lots and lots of ball bearings, for example) and deny orbital space for everyone, and the game will be over. And we'll lose all satellite based communications too.

[kode]

Originally posted by Styxx
Well, as soon as someone (say, the United States) starts to put weapons on orbit, some other nation (like, for example, China) may just launch a scatter bomb (lots and lots of ball bearings, for example) and deny orbital space for everyone, and the game will be over. And we'll lose all satellite based communications too.

hmm, not a bad idea at all.

*goes to make plans*

[Zarax]

Who bets that the next move will be the establishment of an outpost on moon?

[Clave]

No! that will never happen!  I do not have a dark-side base already!  Lies!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by Clave
No! that will never happen!  I do not have a dark-side base already!  Lies!

Your leccy bill must be enormous...........

[Clave]

There is not a huge solar array on the light side.....

[pyro-manic]

Isn't there some treaty that bans the militarization of space? Something to do with the anti-nuke treaties? Or am I making it up....?