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[QUOTE]Originally posted by First of Two: [QB] [QUOTE]If you don't own an asteroid you can still mine it or whatever. [/QUOTE] No, you can't. Believe it or not, the legal condition of the asteroids and other objects is the same as the legal condition of Antarctica. Nobody can claim any part of it or make use of any resources that might be found there. It's a preserve. What there is on the asteroids that might need to be preserved is beyond me, but remember, this treaty was dreamed up by the same people who wanted to prevent mining on the moon because it might 'mess up the moon's ecosystem.' What they really wanted to prevent with this treaty was the dominion of the US over space, which would be what would happen since we're the only nation with the tech, finances and resources to make such claims. They didn't want us going out and grabbing all the Near Earth Asteroids while they're still squabbling over their borders. Maybe that has a silver lining... if we had, we might now be dropping rocks on Kabul. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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