Space Race

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The United States policy of preemptive war and the expressed readiness to use nuclear weapons spurred on an arms race. Apparently the Bush vision of setting up operations on Mars has started a space race. Check out Europe Joins the Race to Put a Man on Mars , Lovell, Reuters, 2/03/04. SInce our last space race was to keep a military advantage over the then Soviet Union, and the military aspects of the current race escape no one, does this mean that our allies are now in a military competition for Mars?

Posted by rowan at February 4, 2004 10:15 AM | TrackBack | Printable Version | [eMail this article!] |