We are just a few short years away from the first colony taking root on Mars. In light of this, the United States should exit the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, opening space to U.S. citizens and preventing other nations from establishing a foothold off-planet.
- By leaving the treaty, the United States could establish laws that enable private ownership and resource extraction rights, fostering investment and innovation in space industries.
- This move would allow the U.S. to achieve space dominance unilaterally, prioritizing national security and economic interests without international restrictions, while still permitting foreign nationals to access space under an American framework.
- With space superiority, we could usher in a “Pax Americana 2,” ensuring peace both on and off the planet.
- Other nations, with their differing forms of governance, should not be regarded as equals in the task of securing space. America, already a union of states, should not participate in extra-American treaties like those under the United Nations.
- As the only nation striving to be a self-governing republic that protects individual liberty, America must take the lead. Failing to secure space risks the proliferation of communism, oligarchy, dictatorships, and the lack of freedom that defines all other nations.