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Space Wars

It's time for the United States to push for limits to what China and other countries can do in earth orbit.

By John Barry | NEWSWEEK
Published Sep 21, 2008

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  • Posted By: Intelligent Marine @ 02/06/2009 2:04:22 AM

    What this basically means is that we are no longer in the Cold War Era and that we can not run a 21st Century Space program on outmoded 20th Century methodolgies. The Cold War Space Race and all of the historical grandiose is just that, one for the history books. While we were riding off into the sunset on our white horse, several new sheriffs showed up to town. We just simply can no longer have a John Wayne big bad American Cowboy approach to it anymore. Where did these other nations get their ideas and technology, The USA. So do not tell me that our technology is passe. Its time to put Ronald Reagan to bed and formulate another strategy and get everyone involved. Too many egg heads running NASAand in the background, China has showed up and it seems that they are bringing their A game.

  • Posted By: Light12345 @ 02/05/2009 7:42:57 PM

    Is it even necessary for a single bullet to be fired to bring down the US? Simply stop supporting the US economy with loans and watch it implode will do. Hah, talk about missiles and space race. When will the myth that US is the richest nation in the world when owing the rest trillions of $ be seen for what it is?

  • Posted By: Aditya Mookerjee @ 09/25/2008 9:03:20 AM

    America has a scientific edge, in various applications. America should cooperate with other nations, in regard to that edge. With regard to nuclear technology, America is very concerned about nuclear weapon proliferation. But what can America do, to ally its concern, instead of reacting to it?

  • Posted By: comradeyap @ 09/23/2008 8:16:39 PM

    Let the Americans know that we see the USA as just crazy. This 21st century has to be the begining of world peace because no great power has sufficiently the needed overwhelming fire power to win any war at all. The USA may like to think of herself as "bigger than the next 30 lesser powers, but the truth is that if war ever comes it will end in an exchange of nuclear warfare and the end of the world; there cannot be any winnners at all, only certain death for all.

  • Posted By: Glenno @ 09/22/2008 6:56:04 PM

    America started the space war by building a missile defence system and getting first strike capabilities. China responded to this threat by shooting down one of their own satelites to prove that they can counter an American attack. Russia is responding by placing nukes in Europe (kaliningrad) and getting a presence in South America (US backyard).
    America will not corner and "contain" China or Russia with its missile shield, all you are doing is starting an arms race! It is time for Russia and China to see their common threat and consolidate a defence. Hopefully tthe American Empire to step down!

  • Posted By: Kuksha @ 09/21/2008 12:19:59 PM

    From Russia. Misters you have decided to swear with all world? Do not judge others on itself!

  • Posted By: nawawimohamad @ 09/21/2008 4:30:55 AM

    This is what I call a weird and twisted mentality of the US mind. Always thinking in terms of war, war and war. The space is so vast and enough for everyone to play with, but the US wants to wage war on earth and in space. This kind of thinking is sickening for me as a human being living on this earth. What gave the right to the US to wage war? What about my right to peace? John Barry should write another article on how to shove the space shuttle into his ***!

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