Message from @Harazu Keshtah
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I honesty don't know
Outer Space Treaty still exists.
big hmmmmm
No land off earth can legally be claimed by any signatory.
we could have another treaty of tordesillas
hmmm
And such claims are likely to be completely ignored by any signatories as well.
@Somi when colonization becomes a thing I'm sure that treaty will ge torn up
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I'm thinking pretty sci fie. So tech for colonization ain't a problem. I'm just thinking of how the practicality would work.
Like, who gets to own the new lands?
treaties
Would it even work without the world uniting under a single banner?
treaties
nice
I'm gonna be pretty honest
It's very, very likely that the modern definition of a nation state will be obsolete by that time.
There'd probably be a clearer dividing line between 'access to space' and 'no access to space' than between, say, the US and China.
hmmmm
it's entierly possible the private sector will be the first space colonists I refer you again to the virginia corperation
Did someone say SpaceX
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I'm gonna immigrate to the musklands
if they colonize a planet, who owns the newly colonized world?
Do the corporation own it?
I don't see that working out.
But, refer to The Expanse for a semi-accurate indication if you ask me. Certain vested interests will be held with an iron grip by nation states/Future UN, while less vested interests can be summarized as 'no laws, only private entities calling themselves cops'
ten bucks says the UN gets dissolved in 20 years
Doubtful, the UN serves its purpose. It needs a serious audit, but it serves its purpose.
fifteen bucks the UN gets dissolved and a new union will be created in 50 years
league of nations whatever happened to them...
The LoN had much less of a firm mandate than the UN does.
once we as in murica land pulls out it's over for the UN
The US won't pull out of the UN.
russo-murican union when
They'll threaten to do so, get audits and reformations as a 'plz no don't' in return, and stay.
@MountainMan OOF
the US ditched the human rights council. eventualy a trump on steroids (hopefully a liberalist trump) will realize the UN is hurting america's interests and leave
Russo-American Union?
I think you mean Arctic Union
Begone scandavia and canada