Grammatron
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Only melee weapons.
Cleon
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While I'm not fond of the idea, let's be honest...The chances of preventing the militarization of space are about the same as total abolition of nuclear weapons. Not gonna happen in my lifetime.
Your poll question is a joke. "Bans" amount to nothing more than feel-good measures designed to placate the gullible while the North Koreas, Irans and Libyas of the world develop weapons programs as complex as their infrastructure will allow... bans or no bans.
Therefore, a ban is a silly idea, as it will only be signed by countries who wouldn't abuse the privilege in the first place. Look at the NPT if you need an example of how effective such measures are.
Yeah, they're not putting weapons into orbit on principle. Has nothing at all to do with a corrupt, collapsing economy, ongoing brain drain to the west and international pressure mounting on top of internal pressure to reform.
Not that any of those things would prevent them from launching spaceborne weapons, which of course, they wouldn't.
By the way, Jay, I'm categorically opposed to winning the lottery, learning to fly like Superman and banging Kim Cattral up the *ss. Ain't I principled?
Therefore, a ban is a silly idea, as it will only be signed by countries who wouldn't abuse the privilege in the first place. Look at the NPT if you need an example of how effective such measures are.
jay gw said:
Yeah, they're not putting weapons into orbit on principle. Has nothing at all to do with a corrupt, collapsing economy, ongoing brain drain to the west and international pressure mounting on top of internal pressure to reform.
Not that any of those things would prevent them from launching spaceborne weapons, which of course, they wouldn't.
By the way, Jay, I'm categorically opposed to winning the lottery, learning to fly like Superman and banging Kim Cattral up the *ss. Ain't I principled?
Grammatron
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jay gw said:
woooosh right over your head.
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Grammatron
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WildCat said:Hey, it may not be his fault.
Sweet! Medical science is good for something!
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Dammit. Crossed wires. I meant to vote yes. I blame the someone who placed "contradictory" questions in the topic and poll.
There should be a ban on weapons in space. Putting weapons in space is an obviously offensive and threatening act to every nation on the earth. < argument mode=fallacy-ridden >Kind of surprises me that the "we need guns so we can fight back if the government gets oppresive"-crowd approves.< /argument >
There should be a ban on weapons in space. Putting weapons in space is an obviously offensive and threatening act to every nation on the earth. < argument mode=fallacy-ridden >Kind of surprises me that the "we need guns so we can fight back if the government gets oppresive"-crowd approves.< /argument >
The Central Scrutinizer
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Only the US should be allowed to have weapons in space. Because we are righteous and will only use them for good.
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