Fight wars in outer space
16/12/2017 11:21
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The recent proposal for an American venture to create a space-based force to fight wars in outer space marks a significant turning point in human affairs. The war arena will be extended into outer space. Should a technologically capable adversary such as Russia or China follow suit, a real-time Star Wars clash may loom large. The potential consequences certainly would not advance efforts to achieve global peace. Instead, with military firepower in space adversaries could obliterate each other’s satellites to disrupt communications in time of war. And, as a by-product, outer space would be filled with the floating debris of dead satellites and spent missiles. War could extend into vast regions where humankind has ignored and fearfully hesitated to venture. Sponsor: https://ivt-films.webnode.com/