Peace Week: Outer Space as a Global Commons
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From Saturday, October 3 rd through Saturday, October 10 th , people around the world are organizing local events to bring outer space to greater public attention by proclaiming “Keep Space for Peace.” However, on Monday, September 14 th , the Trump administration announced it had placed weapons in orbit around the Earth in a major effort to militarize space. U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink followed up by saying the United States, “now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary action.” He refused to say what the weapons are, how many there are or when they were launched.
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