A lot of really questionable recs in this report by the Atlantic Council. Is the US (and int'l community) best served by focusing efforts on a new treaty when the last treaty that was effectively brought to signature dates back to the 1970s? 1/ https://twitter.com/BreakingDefense/status/1381702736023019537
How do we have an ICAO for space when a lot of countries who have satellites don't have an official space agency or national regulatory infrastructure to provide that level of contribution to such an IGO? 2/
How does these recommendations for extracting resources from the Moon fit reconcile with the principles exemplified in the Artemis Accords? 3/
SPACE IS NOT THE ULTIMATE HIGH GROUND 4/
There is no evidence that the Lagrange points are becoming or in danger of becoming choke points; arguing that they are seems more like seeking justification for extending the Space Force out to the Moon than anything else /END
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