Militarizing Space: The Real Reason for Space Travel

In the first post of 'Waggin' the Moon Doggie', Dave McGowan informs the readers of the real agenda of the entire space program is. And, it isn't the romanticized ideal many people like to hold onto... that sort of Star Trek concept of "boldy going where no one has gone before"

In truth, the entire space program has largely been, from its inception, little more than an elaborate cover for the research, development and deployment of space-based weaponry and surveillance systems. The media never talk about such things, of course, but government documents make clear that the goals being pursued through space research are largely military in nature. For this reason alone, it is inconceivable that the Soviets would not have followed the Americans onto the Moon for the sake of their own national defense.

When we click on the link that Dave has kindly provided for us all, we get to a paper called
United States Space Command - Vision for 2020.

The opening sentence makes the agenda quite clear-

US Space Command-- dominating the space dimension of military operations to protect US interests and investments. Integrating Space Forces into war fighting capabilities across the full spectrum of conflict

In other words Full Spectrum Dominance.
'Full spectrum dominance' means control of land, sea, air and space and all attendant resources." It means control of everything.

Or in other words - He who controls space, controls the earth and everything, and I mean everything on it. To exercise this control what is needed is space based weaponry. That has been the real agenda behind space travel and exploration.

There is a website, a very good website that brings this information to light, and works to inform and hopefully prevent this from happening.
That website is Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space
Check it out, and thanks to silverfish for turning the light bulb on!
I will link to it in my side bar.