They already belong to USA with a cold war protectionist law: ITAR. That's why Russia, China, Europe, Copenhagen suborbitals, etc, are all going into space with

They already belong to USA with a cold war protectionist law: ITAR. That's why Russia, China, Europe, Copenhagen suborbitals, etc, are all going into space without USA's help. To put it in perspective, it's illegal for any American to explain to a foreigner how to build the necessary means to get into space. That said, it shouldn't be an us vs them game with progressing the knowledge.