President Bush decides he's in charge of space
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President Bush decides he's in charge of space
Along with everywhere else
By Paul Hales: Thursday 19 October 2006, 11:43
PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush junior has signed a piece of paper to claim the right to police outer space.
This means that if anyone he doesn't like tries to go there, he'll tell them not to.
He doesn't say he'll nuke them if they do. But he doesn't rule it out either.
"This policy emphasises that the United States is committed to peaceful uses of space by all nations and that space systems enjoy the right of free passage," a White House spokesman said.
"Protection of space assets does not imply some sort of forceful action," he added.
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US adopts tough new space policy
The document outlines US military and commercial ambitions in space
The US has adopted a tough new policy aimed at protecting its interests in space and denying "adversaries" access there for hostile purposes.
The document - signed by President Bush - also says "freedom of action in space is as important to the United States as air power and sea power".
The document rejects any proposals to ban space weapons.
But the White House has said the policy does not call for the development or deployment of weapons in space.
The United States will preserve its rights, capabilities, and freedom of action in space... and deny, if necessary, adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to US national interests
US National Space Policy in full (44K)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/18_10_06_usspace.pdf
However, some military experts warn that by refusing to enter into negotiations on space weaponry, the US is likely to fuel international suspicions that it will develop such weapons.
The 10-page strategic document states that the US national security "is critically dependent upon space capabilities, and this dependence will grow".
"The United States will preserve its rights, capabilities, and freedom of action in space... and deny, if necessary, adversaries the use of space capabilities hostile to US national interests," it says.
Satellite fears
The document also sets out US commercial ambitions, saying it is committed to encouraging and facilitating a growing entrepreneurial space sector.
The Bush administration says there is no shift in its policy
It is the first revision in US space policy for 10 years, and it is a forthright one, the BBC's Nick Miles in Washington says.
It addresses concerns voiced in a 2001 Pentagon report that said technological advances would enable potential enemies to disrupt orbiting US satellites, our correspondent says.
Unclassified details of the policy published on the internet say space capabilities, including spy and other communication satellites, are essential for national security.
But the White House said the policy was not a prelude to putting weapons in orbit and that there was no shift in US policy.
"The notion that you would do defence from space is different from that of weaponisation of space. We're comfortable with the policy", White House spokesman Tony Snow said.
President Bush authorised the policy in August but it was not released until October.
During the Cold War, President Ronald Reagan proposed a defence shield using laser or particle beam technology to "intercept and destroy" incoming nuclear missiles.
The Strategic Defence Initiative, or "Star Wars" programme as it came to be known, was abandoned in 1993. -
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who the fuk does he think he is =D
well i forgot hes the most powerful man now...
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well, let's see what happens if someone decides to send a satellite up via the Russians or whoever the hell it is who launches stuff up there now, and tell Bush to stick it up his ass
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ask him go tell N.Korea...
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Now competing for space are Russia, Japan, some Europe country I can't remember, China and next gonna be Malaysia... America's just scared they no longer gonna be super power...
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And you thought the PAP was bad.
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What will he think of next? Too much power given to one single person.
And to think the average american will support his plans is even more crazy.
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Soon he'll claim mars is part of the USA, coz his rovers are parked there.
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I tot thats where the transformers are currently residing before invading Earth right?Originally posted by ditzy:Soon he'll claim mars is part of the USA, coz his rovers are parked there. -
hana hana, and theres a gundam base on the moon.Originally posted by Bontakun:I tot thats where the transformers are currently residing before invading Earth right? -
no leh. Dat 1 hor is some divine entity kick lost a football parked near Earth 1~~~ -oo-Originally posted by ditzy:hana hana, and theres a gundam base on the moon. -
Welcome to the dark side..... Emperor bush
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wat do you think he'll call the 51st state of america in space?
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Of course what the starting of starwars !
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BUSH....the Master of the Universe......
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Originally posted by storywolf:Of course what the starting of starwars !
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screw him man..
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inspired by the movie "The Independence Day"?
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come to think about it, he's not even in charge of the empty space between his ears.. that one is owned by Big Oil
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Ohhh noooooooooo.....Originally posted by Ah Cek:inspired by the movie "The Independence Day"?
That movie with its 'America saves the day' crap and 'everyone else is just a bunch of dumbass'. -
Long Live BUSH!
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lol like that also can
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Originally posted by storywolf:Of course what the starting of starwars !