The moon missle underscores the need to introduce a bill to protect outer space from weaponization.

[LoZoccolo]

The time is far past for someone to step up and take initiative. It needs to be done like yesterday. We need a bill that can anticipate any future problems we might have by spelling out what kind of weapons people might have a sly idea about putting up there to ruin life down here and beyond, no matter how whacko the predictions sound. We need someone who's not afraid to look a little crazy in order to protect the future.

[Blue-Jay]

1. I've already started building my own Death Star.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Dude. The Onion has literally SCORES of writers. You're not going to beat them.

[Fumesucker]

7. Uhh.. I'm not positive he's joking..

[BlooInBloo]

9. Yah, was just trying out this new Benefit Of The Doubt fashion that has been all the rage lately.

[Fumesucker]

12. Meh, I was never a dedicated follower of fashion..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXpkt6revK0

[BlooInBloo]

13. Nice one. Outside of Lola and You Really Got me, I don't much listen to them...

Those two songs are among my favs though.

[Fumesucker]

14. This one popped up when I did that search, never heard 'em cover it..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH8034q14Hg&feature=related

[BlooInBloo]

15. Oh nice find!

[styersc]

3. Wouldn't it be cool if the Moon completely exploded into tiny

fragments and there was no moon and the tides went whacky and destroyuted the earth and I didn't have to pay any more of my Student Loans?

Yeah! That'd be cool!!!

[polichick]

4. I have wondered during the coverage of this what gives us the right...

...to do such a thing.

[TheWraith]

6. Um... it's our moon?

I mean, it's not like there's anybody living there.

[polichick]

10. It's "our" moon?? I sure hope you're kidding. nt

[TheWraith]

11. Did some other planet steal it while I wasn't looking? nt

[polichick]

16. Maybe it's the Native American blood in me, but I don't think...

...people own planets.

[DireStrike]

18. "Us" being who?

The US? I dunno, perhaps the other countries should complain about it. Have they?

We don't know exactly what the impact will be on the moon, but it will likely be small. The moon has been getting hit by things for 4 or 5 billion years now. It will probably be ok.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

22. America - we got there first. If ya snooza, ya loose. That's status quo for exploration.

Nobody tell the Indians that. Not India Indians... the In'jin Indians ;)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. the moon controls the tides so don't blow it up!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. my excimer laser platform is already prepared for launch.

the tiny nuclear power cell that powers it relies mostly on capacitor power, to provide a huge jolt when needed. Recycle time has been reduced to 5 minutes between shots. Damn thing is so accurate, that I can burn a three milimeter hole through Dick Cheney's mechanical heart from 150 miles, with no perceptible change in his behavior.

[Fumesucker]

17. Fuck that, I have an antimatter pumped graser that will punch a hole slap through that sucker..

[Engineer4Obama]

19. The liberal in me agrees with you

But the Star Wars Nerd strongly disagrees and well lets face it I'm a Star Wars nerd first.

[Posteritatis]

20. There is no weaponization involved here, regardless of the media hype's terminology. (nt)

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

21. The US already has orbital weapon platforms.

You're like a decade too late. sorry.

[anonymous171]

23. The Cold War is over. Religious zealots with homemade bombs are now the main threat to peace

[GodDamLiberal]

24. Outer Space Treaty

formally known as the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, is a treaty that forms the basis of international space law...

...it bars States Parties to the Treaty from placing nuclear weapons or any other weapons of mass destruction in orbit of Earth, installing them on the Moon or any other celestial body, or to otherwise station them in outer space...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty