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Re:Trump directs establishment of U.S. force to dominate space by ceejayoz on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:07PM (#17340292)
No. The Outer Space Treaty forbids WMDs in orbit, but conventional weapons are fine. If the US decided to annex the Moon or put nukes into orbit, that'd be a violation.

(Incidentally, Soyuz capsules already carry firearms into space, in case of bears/wolves/etc. at the landing site.)

Re:Trump directs establishment of U.S. force to dominate space by danielvf on Monday June 18, 2018 @02:33PM (#17340522)
Not to mention the USSR put a 23mm autocannon into space onboard a space station.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyut_3#On-board_gun