With discovery of a potentially inhabitable planet 20,000 light years away, plus everyone making plans to reach Mars first, is a space race for the next inhabitable planet apt to lead to warfare? Yes, ideally there should be a single, UN-type space agency, but given their ineffectiveness in resolving problems here on earth, what hope is there for a working agreement between nations of earth in outer space? Given the failure of probes, will nations sacrifice lives just to plant their flags first? I know it sounds crazy, but most of those feeding theories that teh USA never made it to the moon, are the envious nations that never got there themselves. I'm saying space should be a joint HUMAN venture, non-military, and non-agression between groups in space, most importantly, ban the import of materials from foreign planets to earth, which is why a lunar colony to quarrantine and analyze specimens, to prevent contamination of earth, should be the first priority.
2007-04-26 14:02:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Not only cargo, but returning deepspace vehicles, should be kept on the moon, or at least throroughly decontaminated, bringing stuff to an orbiting space station can still allow it to enter earth's atmosphere. Not allowing importing extraterrestial materials to earth might also prevent a war for resources (which is what all wars are really about).
2007-04-27 17:43:30 · update #1
Unfortunately humans are a war like species. From the first humans waring over a cave to today and beyond. Nearly everyone prays for peace on earth, but it is just not going to happen. Isn't it sad?
2007-05-04 11:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
Space is already military.
Ideally there is also the UN International Crime Commission where the can try crimes war criminals and human rights violators.
The US isn't in the peace business, they are in they pieces business in Iraq.
But it is a nice thought to send all the war mongers into space.
2007-05-04 01:31:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good call. Not only would it prevent conflicts, but all the most brilliant minds in the world should be working together, not in competition. Some think the competition helps them to be more productive, but I disagree. I think working together would help produce more ideas.
2007-04-26 14:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by justin b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being human leads to war
2007-04-26 16:16:43 · answer #4 · answered by Ret. Sgt. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, not anytime soon.
2007-04-26 15:03:51 · answer #5 · answered by a bush family member 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably will.
2007-04-26 14:07:12 · answer #6 · answered by flinch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋