Posted on 01/18/2012 4:47:52 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine
Edited on 01/18/2012 5:17:28 PM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The Obama administration is launching a new space arms-control initiative that critics say will lead to restrictions on U.S. military activities in space, a key U.S. strategic war-fighting advantage.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to announce the initiative as early as Tuesday. The plan will be built on work contained in a European Union draft code of conduct for space that the Pentagon and State Department have criticized as too restrictive.
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I want the largest English-speaking democracy to be militarily dominant in space, in concert with our allies who share our values, rather than a Chinese or other communist totalitarian dictatorship or militant theocracy like Iran.
That doesn’t mean France, Russia or whoever couldn’t send up communications satellites or tourist excursions. Under our protection, of course.
China already sees us as a threat and is already expanding their Navy and their capabilities in space. We’re in an arms race with them now, that’s reality. We can choose to ignore it, and lose, or compete and win.
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