Bush Revises U.S. Space Policy - We Own The Universe!

Bush Seeks to Block Enemies From Space

By TERENCE HUNT
The Associated Press
The Washingpost
10-18-06

WASHINGTON -- President Bush has signed an order asserting the United States' right to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes.

Bush also said the United States would oppose the development of treaties or other restrictions that seek to prohibit or limit U.S. access to or use of space.

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The final frontier . . . and we own it

By Dave Knadler
The Wichita Eagle
10-22-06

     Turns out the "Bush Doctrine" extends to outer space, too.

As reported in the Washington Post, the president last month signed an order asserting the right of the United States to deny adversaries access to space for hostile purposes. At the same time, the order says the United States will accept no treaties limiting its own extraterrestrial activities.

While the order didn’t rouse much comment in the United States, it has raised some eyebrows -- and ire -- across the pond. As this story in the Independent notes, the order is being widely criticized as more of the pre-emptive swagger and unilateralism that has worked out so well in Iraq.

While it seems obvious that we want to prevent enemies from developing space-based weapons, was it really necessary, now, to issue a formal statement that America owns the skies?

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See Also: New Advanced Space Weapons in The Works!