Can you say Hypocrite?

At a disarmament conference in Geneva yesterday, Russian and Chinese diplomats proposed a new draft treaty that would ban the deployment of space-based weapons.

The two countries have been pushing for talks on this issue since the beginning of the decade, largely against resistance from the United States.

This of course is all very interesting, because most "weapons" in space are merely spy satellites, that is with the exception of one satellite with a gun on it. Now here is the big question, who owns that satellite with the gun on it? Russia.

The satellite is called the Almaz 3. If you want to read about it in great depth, click here.

The major defects of space weaponry is that it is pretty much unprotected. We all hear about the constant repairing of our satellites due to debris, or sun damage, or some kind of meteor shower. The same would happen to these space weapons. (it is also important to note that defense systems, like anti-missle radars would be included in this definition)

Here is the real issue I see with this treaty: If America signs this treaty, we are limiting ourselves and research while succumbing to other nations authority, thus putting a stop sign on certain freedoms.

Even though they are weapons in space, in my opinion, it is like the Law of the Sea Treaty. If takes away from our freedoms and could hinder free markets. The moment we give up our authority to another country, or the United Nations, is the moment we sign off our freedom.