Absolutely gut busting paragraph from the end if the article

The country that controls the source of energy that keeps technological civilization running will control the Earth. If China becomes that country, considering its human rights record and imperial foreign policy, history will take a dark turn. Therefore, the United States and the countries that have signed the Artemis Accords must acquire control of lunar helium-3 and develop the technology to use it as a source of fusion energy. Thus, the Artemis program will ensure the continuance of prosperity and human freedom on the Earth.

  • RamrodBaguette [comrade/them, he/him]
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    2 years ago

    At least in the first Cold War, there would be joint space missions and some optimistic overtures towards "shared future for the brotherhood of humanity". But we can't even have that.

    :angery:

    • Thorngraff_Ironbeard [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I wonder what the cause of that is. My guess is they China seems to be much more of an economic threat to the US than the Soviet Union.