Might be an interesting topic, maybe not.
The USA went to the Moon 50 years ago. (Maybe some people here don't believe we did, but we all must agree that, at least, the narrative pushed forward is that we did.)
Events of the past couple of years have seen renewed interest in the Moon by both Xi and Trump. Now Trump is on his way out (or so we all believe), and maybe Biden will veer away, but there are indications that the USA will continue to plan to send more people to the Moon.
Why?
Well, I think that's a great topic for discussion. I believe that the Moon is the next power frontier. It's the springboard into deep space, it's positioned to keep an eye on Earth, where all intelligence of any interest is occurring, and it may contain some sort of valuable resources (maybe yet unknown). Whoever gets a foothold there first will own a position of material leverage over every other nation.
Antarctica has a treaty protecting it from government claims. It's free land that no person or government can claim ownership of, but many can claim use of. Should the Moon be covered by a similar treaty? Should Russia, China, and the USA be worried about who gets there first? Should other nations try to step in diplomatically?
What do you think?
The USA went to the Moon 50 years ago. (Maybe some people here don't believe we did, but we all must agree that, at least, the narrative pushed forward is that we did.)
Events of the past couple of years have seen renewed interest in the Moon by both Xi and Trump. Now Trump is on his way out (or so we all believe), and maybe Biden will veer away, but there are indications that the USA will continue to plan to send more people to the Moon.
Why?
Well, I think that's a great topic for discussion. I believe that the Moon is the next power frontier. It's the springboard into deep space, it's positioned to keep an eye on Earth, where all intelligence of any interest is occurring, and it may contain some sort of valuable resources (maybe yet unknown). Whoever gets a foothold there first will own a position of material leverage over every other nation.
Antarctica has a treaty protecting it from government claims. It's free land that no person or government can claim ownership of, but many can claim use of. Should the Moon be covered by a similar treaty? Should Russia, China, and the USA be worried about who gets there first? Should other nations try to step in diplomatically?
What do you think?