Russia warns of a 'tough response' to creation of US space force
Source: Air Force times
Russian diplomats and politicians are promising repercussions if President Donald Trumps order to build a U.S. space force is met, citing a treaty banning nuclear weapons in outer space.
"Militarization of outer space is the path to disaster, Victor Bondarev, head of the Russian Parliaments Upper House Committee on Defense and Security, told state media Tuesday.
Let's hope the American political elite still have the remnants of reason and common sense, Bondarev said. But if the United States withdraws from the 1967 treaty banning nuclear weapons in outer space, then, of course, not only ours, but also other states, will follow with a tough response aimed at ensuring world security.
Bondarev appeared to be referencing the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, one of several non-armament treaties that sought to prevent a new form of colonial competition in the cosmos, according to the U.S. State Departments archives.
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earthshine
(1,642 posts)nt
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Frustrated they are unable to start a war elsewhere, they start a fake war.
Thomas Hurt
(13,903 posts)this is another of the Pig's masturbatory vanity projects.
matt819
(10,749 posts)First, we already have a Space Command. It's in the Air Force, which those of us in the reality-based universe think makes some sense.
Second, trump can't create a new military force. Only Congress can do that. Sure, Congress doesn't really exist anymore to do anything, but, still, only Congress can do this.
Third, it's all debatable whether the buffoon-in-chief knows any of this. But it doesn't really matter. If it doesn't happen, he creates more chaos with his comments. And if Congress sucks up to trump and manages to create this so-called space force, it creates even more chaos. So the buffoon and putin win either way. More chaos. More damage to undo. More conflict with allies.
I wouldn't worry about it. This sounds like something trump pulled out of his large ass. It's not going to happen. He doesn't seem to be aware that NASA wasn't closed, so there's no need to "reopen" NASA. And hopefully he will be gone by 2020 if not before and nothing could be done before then. Maybe he drifted away from Fox and Friends and watched reruns of Star Trek, who knows what goes on in what we laughingly refer to as his brain.
elmac
(4,642 posts)got the soviets all worked up and it was totally bs.
cos dem
(903 posts)Russia should love it.
Thekaspervote
(32,787 posts)Volaris
(10,274 posts)He gets to Good-Cop his own people against the big scary Imperial American President (who putin knows is utterly worthless and couldnt find his own asshole with telescope and written instructions), so shy not use the shit out of this to make himself look good?
Space Force. LOL!
I hope it doesn't lead to Star Wars...