The National Review editors argue that since the weaponization of space is inevitable, it is in the interests of the U.S. to pursue the deployment of space weapons.
The author examines the political debate over whether the U.S. missile defense system will lead to the "weaponization of outer space".
Dr. Keith Payne defends U.S. plans to develop low-yield and "bunker-buster" nuclear weapons. He argues that the critics claims have been empirically denied and that the new weapons are needed to ensure deterrence.
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The authors argue that the Outer Space Treaty is a historical anachronism and an impediment to space expansion and they argue that it "needs to have its valuable parts salvaged, and the dangerous ones demolished."
Glenn Reynolds reviews the failed history of the Biological Weapons Convention (recent revelations from Russia seem to indicate that the BWC may have actually spurred more biological weapons research than it prevented) and argues that this should be a lesson for future regulators who want to control the growth of nanotechnology.