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Re:House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Spa... by krapp on Friday June 30, 2017 @07:17PM (#14674142)
Simple Prisoner's Dilemma - you know that the other nations have signed a treaty against militarizing space, but why would you take anyone else at their word?

The answer is, you don't - you try as hard to militarize the hell out of space before anyone else, because you assume everyone else is doing the same.

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Re:House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Spa... by sbaoufbasfub on Friday June 30, 2017 @07:24PM (#14674180)
The other answer is like the Nuclear Non-proliferation treaty and START I,II. Intrusive verification by international bodies with penalties for non-compliance. It hasn't been perfect, but so far the world hasn't ended.
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Re:House panel votes to split Air Force, create new U.S. Spa... by sbaoufbasfub on Saturday July 01, 2017 @01:24AM (#14675537)
Sorry by START II, I meant New Start. START II was cancelled before it went into effect in retaliation for George W. Bush cancelling the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) treaty.
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