Last week there was a hearing on Capitol Hill where a group of international partliamentarians listened to presentations and asked questions of various experts on this issue. Gen. Lord's deputy presented there. The rest of the world is aware that the US is trying to militarize space and many of them are not happy about it. There is an archive of the webcast at http://www.e-parl.net/pages/space_hearing.htm. This was organised by an international group called e-Parliament. Blurb from the website below:
"On September 14 the US Congress was the scene for a new departure in international politics. A group of democratically elected legislators from ten countries held a joint parliamentary hearing and dialogue about the possible deployment of weapons in space. The meeting was webcast live to enable participation from journalists and citizens worldwide.
The possible deployment of weapons in space as part of missile defense is under consideration by the US Air Force and is becoming controversial. Proponents see such weapons as essential for the defence of satellites and other space assets. Critics argue that space-based weapons could also be used offensively, and therefore could trigger a new arms race in space."
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Last week there was a hearing on Capitol Hill where a group of international partliamentarians listened to presentations and asked questions of various experts on this issue. Gen. Lord's deputy presented there. The rest of the world is aware that the US is trying to militarize space and many of them are not happy about it. There is an archive of the webcast at http://www.e-parl.net/pages/space_hearing.htm. This was organised by an international group called e-Parliament. Blurb from the website below:
"On September 14 the US Congress was the scene for a new departure in international politics. A group of democratically elected legislators from ten countries held a joint parliamentary hearing and dialogue about the possible deployment of weapons in space. The meeting was webcast live to enable participation from journalists and citizens worldwide.
The possible deployment of weapons in space as part of missile defense is under consideration by the US Air Force and is becoming controversial. Proponents see such weapons as essential for the defence of satellites and other space assets. Critics argue that space-based weapons could also be used offensively, and therefore could trigger a new arms race in space."