something like motion triggered nukes

Evidently, as we are discovering, those are the same things as Nuclear Power Generation plants.

Mar 30, 2011 -- 12:34PM, teilhard wrote:

Slight Problem, though, also with THAT Arrangement ...

Where is it Written than any particular National Government has The Right or Authority to assign Mining Rights (on an Asteroid or on The Moon) to some Corporation ... ???

The USA does NOT "own" Outer Space ...

Point. The UN has jurisdiction over space (at least as far as humans are concerned, Lord knows what would happen if EBEs turn up) so presumably, they'd be the ones to divvy up who gets the rights to what (cue lots of anti-UN ranting from the right).

And by Treaty, "Antarctica" does NOT belong to any one Nation, nor do The Oceans beyond The 200 Mile Economic Zone ...

Thus Far, there have been NO Treaties delineating who may or may not "own," or "mine" or otherwise exploit an Asteroid or Comet ...

Mar 30, 2011 -- 8:29PM, Yavanna wrote:

Mar 30, 2011 -- 7:13PM, Ebon wrote:

Mar 30, 2011 -- 12:34PM, teilhard wrote:

Slight Problem, though, also with THAT Arrangement ...

Where is it Written than any particular National Government has The Right or Authority to assign Mining Rights (on an Asteroid or on The Moon) to some Corporation ... ???

The USA does NOT "own" Outer Space ...

Point. The UN has jurisdiction over space (at least as far as humans are concerned, Lord knows what would happen if EBEs turn up) so presumably, they'd be the ones to divvy up who gets the rights to what (cue lots of anti-UN ranting from the right).

You know in the olden days, planting a flag was the symbol of conquest. Fortunately for the rest of the world, the United States didn't claim the moon as a new territory. ;)