Trump gets his Space Force. Are nuclear reactors in space next?

"The U.S. House of Representatives last week passed the $738 billion military policy bill that gives Trump his sought-for Space Force as he moves for what he terms 'American dominance in space,'" writes Beyond Nuclear board member, Karl Grossman. The Senate will inevitably also pass it. The Space Force has serious implications for global security.

"The Trump administration and the U.S. military have been claiming that a Space Force is necessary because of Russia and China moving into space militarily but, in fact, Russia and China and U.S. neighbor Canada have been leaders for decades in pushing for an expansion of the Outer Space Treaty," Grossman writes. "It bans weapons of mass destruction in space. The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) treaty that the three nations have sought to expand would prohibit the placement of any weapons in space." Read the full article on Counterpunch.