How would the U.S. Govt. react if another country started to colonize on the moon?

[state 08]

It's not like the moon can't be claimed for yourself. Think of it as manifest destiny, except not as harsh because no one is already there.

You think the U.S. would feel threatened? What if it's a country - hypothetically - that we're not friends with it.

 

[imported_goku]

I think the US wouldn't give a ******. But then again, I'm sure they could spin that right around and say that they're terrorists.. lol

 

[SlitheryDee]

Ramp up a program to colonize another part of the moon I guess.

 

[drinkmorejava]

about the only other country right now that has a chance at doing it is Japan...maybe kinda sorta China in a decade. If Japan does though, I'm sure it won't be from lack of participation by the US.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
Ramp up a program to colonize another part of the moon I guess.

yeap.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Point and laugh?

 

[wheresmybacon]

There are already 2 Starbucks there right across the street from eachother.

 

[0roo0roo]

i figure we'd start a small program, egg them on until their country is bankrupt

 

[JS80]

i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

I thought it was more of a "US WAS HERE" type of thing.

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

I thought it was more of a "US WAS HERE" type of thing.

Well why the fvck would US spend billions of dollars to get to the moon only to say "US WAS HERE"?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

According the the UN treaty, like Antartica, no country owns the moon. In response to the OP, this is already happening. It was China's growth in space exploration that is pushing our return to true space missions (e.g. moon, mars) and not this LEO crap we've been doing for the last 20 years.

 

[Baked]

Colonize for what? There ain't sh!t on there worth colonizing. The fuel required to take you to the moon is worth more than the moon itself.

 

[dullard]

We would attack the moon because terrorists may be there.

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Baked
Colonize for what? There ain't sh!t on there worth colonizing. The fuel required to take you to the moon is worth more than the moon itself.

:roll:

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

I thought it was more of a "US WAS HERE" type of thing.

Well why the fvck would US spend billions of dollars to get to the moon only to say "US WAS HERE"?

e-penis?

 

[middlehead]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

I thought it was more of a "US WAS HERE" type of thing.

40 years ago, yeah. Those documents were retconned last year.

 

[So]

Yeah, we'd try to catch up. That or nuke the moon.


NUKE THE MOOOOOOOOONN!

 

[JoeFahey]

First off, the US government would know about it before it happened. That is when they would take action.

But anyways, I can't think of a country that would go to the moon and colonize on it that we are not friends with.

My guess though, is that if another country, friend or foe, decided to colonize on the moon, the US would see it in progress, and either join them, or beat them to it.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

According the the UN treaty, like Antartica, no country owns the moon. In response to the OP, this is already happening. It was China's growth in space exploration that is pushing our return to true space missions (e.g. moon, mars) and not this LEO crap we've been doing for the last 20 years.

:roll: When's the last time the US listened to UN's suggestions? Right, never.

 

[Theiananator]

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: JS80

Originally posted by: SlitheryDee

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

I thought it was more of a "US WAS HERE" type of thing.

Well why the fvck would US spend billions of dollars to get to the moon only to say "US WAS HERE"?

e-penis?

Damn. I was going to say that.

 

[So]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

According the the UN treaty, like Antartica, no country owns the moon. In response to the OP, this is already happening. It was China's growth in space exploration that is pushing our return to true space missions (e.g. moon, mars) and not this LEO crap we've been doing for the last 20 years.

:roll: When's the last time the US listened to UN's suggestions? Right, never.

Where were you up until the year 2000?

 

[bsobel]

Originally posted by: Baked

Originally posted by: bsobel

Originally posted by: JS80
i thought we already staked the US flag on the moon effectively saying "OUR MOON IS BELONG TO US"

According the the UN treaty, like Antartica, no country owns the moon. In response to the OP, this is already happening. It was China's growth in space exploration that is pushing our return to true space missions (e.g. moon, mars) and not this LEO crap we've been doing for the last 20 years.

:roll: When's the last time the US listened to UN's suggestions? Right, never.

I'll leave the P&N bait to P&N. I was just responding on the current legal status of the moon, it is NOT currently legally claimed by the United States nor was it as part of the Apollo project. Legally it's under the domain of the UN for the benefit of all mandkind. If you care to disagree, kindly post some links backing up that this is not the current state.

 

[whistleclient]

Originally posted by: state 08
It's not like the moon can't be claimed for yourself. Think of it as manifest destiny, except not as harsh because no one is already there.

You think the U.S. would feel threatened? What if it's a country - hypothetically - that we're not friends with it.

Sure. Bush announced he wanted to make a base on the moon after the Chinese annoucned they were planning a moon trip.

 

[Kyanzes]

Originally posted by: state 08
It's not like the moon can't be claimed for yourself. Think of it as manifest destiny, except not as harsh because no one is already there.

You think the U.S. would feel threatened? What if it's a country - hypothetically - that we're not friends with it.

In the name of the Free World, the US would initiate a major off... defensive against the *terrorists* threatening world peace. First they would put an embargo in effect against the malefactor country here on Earth then they would simply occupy the Moon and call it *freed*. Then, to everyone's surprise, a new, democratic Moon government would come out from nowhere to assure the world that everything's back to normal, and thanking the US for its quick help. Here on Earth the *terrorist* country along with some random others in the vicinity would be quickly occupied, just to be sure. For some reason, the illegal weapon import from Moon would rise to the high heavens but the US just wouldn't find the evildoers despite all the desperate measures taken.