Obama Space-Weapon Ban Draws Mixed Response

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U.S. President Barack Obama's recent pledge to seek a ban on space weapons drew a mixed reaction from experts in the field, with some saying the president might be better off pursuing something more modest and less complex, such as a set of international rules governing space operations.

Arms control advocates nonetheless applauded the statement as a welcome departure from the space policy stance of former President George W. Bush, who rejected the notion of banning or limiting space weapons via treaty arrangements

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(Some prefer instead a "set of international rules governing space operations", yet, we have seen how international rules (and laws) stopped Israel from recently killing over 400 children in Gaza. We have seen how international rules stopped George Bush from invading Iraq and killing over a million Iraqis. We have seen how international rules stopped George Bush from using torture in Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo. - Chimp)

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