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by Anthony Flack_Archive
Great, let's trash the Outer Space Treaty. The sole reason why we don't have orbital nuke platforms like in 2001. Let's fucking do that. Why not, Donald Trump hasn't done anything monumentally stupid for a whole couple of hours now.The Outer Space Treaty represents the basic legal framework of international space law. Among its principles, it bars states party to the treaty from placing weapons of mass destruction in orbit of Earth, installing them on the Moon or any other celestial body, or otherwise stationing them in outer space. It exclusively limits the use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes and expressly prohibits their use for testing weapons of any kind, conducting military maneuvers, or establishing military bases, installations, and fortifications. The treaty also states that the exploration of outer space shall be done to benefit all countries and that space shall be free for exploration and use by all the States.Sounds like a bad deal, huh. Sounds like we need to MAGA that treaty up a bit.