Turning space into a war zone must be stopped

“This is a crucial moment where the public must stand and say ‘hell no!” said Bruce Gagnon, coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space, on his blog. “Star Wars” isn’t “affordable, is an insane idea, and would very likely lead to WW III—the final war,” said Gagnon.

Gagnon is quoted in a new article by Karl Grossman -- published today on Counterpunch -- who decries the Trump White House announcement about the planned creation of a new "Space Force." Writes Grossman:

"If Donald Trump gets his way and there is a U.S. Space Force, the heavens would become a war zone, there would indeed be an 'arms race in space,' and inevitably war in space." Read the full article.