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Re:Mining in Space Could Lead to Conflicts on Earth by monk_e_boy on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:46AM (#11526063)
It would be almost impossible to regulate space. These satellites are tiny and millions of miles away.

You should see the problems we have with illegal fishing about 10 miles off our coast.

I don't disagree with you, I just think the practicalities of monitoring and enforcement would be almost impossible.

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Re:Mining in Space Could Lead to Conflicts on Earth by xyzzy123 on Tuesday April 19, 2016 @06:49AM (#11526068)
The scale of the capital enterprise required to pull this off in the next 50 years practically guarantees it will be a political issue if it happens in our lifetime.

You can't sweep space mining under the rug.

We're a long way off freebooters with fusion drives. And when we have those, AI will see you from 5 AUs out

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