GOD BLESS AMERICA (AND OUTER SPACE)

Malcom Lagauche

Recently, George Bush read a statement that should have been headline news worldwide, yet few publications gave it any ink. He said that outer space belongs to the United States and if anybody tries to get in the way, they will be quickly eliminated. On October 19, 2006, The Register, a British publication, ran an article called "U.S. Stakes Claim on Space." The author, Lucy Sherriff, stated: The U.S. has claimed "dibs" on the Universe with its new space policy. The document, signed by President Bush, was released on a Friday, just before a long weekend in the States. This, in itself, has caused a bit of a stir, but no more so than the tone and content of the document. In it, the U.S. government allocates itself rights to access and use outer space without anyone else getting in the way. It also sets security at the heart of the space agenda, frequently citing its right to use space as part of its national defense...

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