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Whoever gets there first, and can realistically form a threat credible enough to defend it. You’ll probably need the backing of a nuclear power, although off-w
by pavement 9y ago
Whoever gets there first, and can realistically form a threat credible enough to defend it.
You’ll probably need the backing of a nuclear power, although off-world representation of earthly countries might not turn out to be particularly credible threats (enough to intimidate new emerging space-based powers), or remain truly politically cohesive with their root terrestrial counterparts, depending...
- jdiaz5513 9y agoOr maybe the people who get there can just agree to cooperate instead and share the land, unlike how we do things down here. One can dream.
- azernik 9y agoThis is actually the way the Outer Space Treaty is written - a state party to it retains jurisdiction over any object it launches, but is required to keep it open to "representatives" of other state parties. For a more complete look at the legal issues involved, seehttp://www.thespacereview.com/article/3286/1 http://www.thespacereview.com/article/3286/1
- golemotron 9y agoThat checks out. There is a treaty but space-faring nations have not signed it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Treaty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Treaty
- Density 9y agoI have the sinking feeling we'll be teaching space marksmanship to our next batch of astronauts.
- II2II 9y agoIf it came to blows, chances are that the battles would be fought on Earth. Launching anything is expensive. Launching anything manned is prohibitively expensive. Armaments would just increase the cost and the risk.
- sfifs 9y agoLaunching a rock back at earth would probably be quite cheap given you need to have propellents on hand to be there in the first place. So at some point of habitation, moon based folks will bid for Independence.