Seriously, France? You’re planning to put machine guns and laser weapons on your new satellites by 2030, and you’re calling it ‘reasoned arsenalization’? You know, just in case any of those uppity ‘foreign’ satellites start to invade.
According to an article today, on Space.com, this insanity is actually a thing. A thing that is obviously in ‘response’ to the US plans to create a ‘Space Force’ of its very own. (not that anyone would ever admit that, of course)
Given the ‘civilized’ nature of the modern human, I suppose it was inevitable, but calling it ‘reasoned arsenalization’ is just apathetic. Where’s the zealous acronymization of M.A.D. I ask you?
M.A.D. stands for Mutually Assured Destruction. One of the many insanities to come out of the ‘cold war’ between the US and the Soviet Union.
Please note: sarcasm mode has been engaged for most of this post.
Widdershins Worlds 
I had to check if that story came out on April 1st. No such luck.
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Nope, it’s for real. š¦
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In “other news” today a small television-relay satellite went on the rampage in orbit, shooting down fifty other satellites before the Police Satellite (which had been issuing parking tickets to space junk) was able to stop it. As yet there is no known motive for the spree…
Seriously, when I stop and actually think about it I often hope that the human species doesn’t make it beyond our own moon. Dogs maybe, I’d let dogs off the planet in a heartbeat, but not humans.
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And now to our weather reporter on Ganymede … how are things on the far side of Saturn, Janice?
Dogs … especially if you tell ’em the asteroids are tennis balls. š
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Perhaps someone or something out there has always been making sure we don’t make it past the moon. Our ‘celebration’ of the moon landing causing much hilarity to the universe superiors out there – I think I’ve just given myself a story idea…
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Heh, heh, heh š
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Unfortunately, I couldn’t find my current sarcasm mode reading thingy, and reading this made me feel quite ill. A glimpse into the future I really don’t want to be a part of…
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The boys have finally managed to get their dick-measuring contest off-world.
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The world won’t last that long
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Oh the world will … human’s not so much.
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Quite so – I remember your post on the subject
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First shot across the bow. Maybe France is getting tired of us. US.
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Just what the world needs, another dick-measuring contest.
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Just what the world does NOT need.
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It most emphatically does not.
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I hope the aliens fly past and turn the bloody things off. The world’s men in power have gone mad, note I said, men. The world should be run by women. xxx
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I agree … dick-measuring at it’s most insane.
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In ancient Egypt many long periods were matriarchal, and evidently they did very well during those times. So, yeah….good idea!
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yep, all those ancient matriarchal societies did better than patriarchal ones.
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Geez. Will this madness go away if that guy in the White House is unseated?
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Unfortunately , no. The madness is global. š¦
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I’ve always believed that we choose to come here. the question, is WHY?!…
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Indeed … what were we thinking?
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Maybe the ‘nalization’ bit was an error… just sayin’…
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Bwhahahahaha!!! š … absolutely!
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True story. There’s no longer enough space in space. āReasoned arsenalization’. How arsinine.
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Yep. Talk about self-delusion.
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