> I’m not sure the danger posed by space based weapons (such as laser systems) is any more significant than future earth bound weapons. I know this is a glib

> I’m not sure the danger posed by space based weapons (such as laser systems) is any more significant than future earth bound weapons. I know this is a glib response but: have you ever read "The Day of the Triffids" (if not - you should, great book). I would hope that, this time, we would have learned lessons from the world war, cold war and other conflicts and just go about our progression into a Space Faring world peacefully. However precedent is a worrying thing; I expect we will see some kind of war over it at some point.