The Militarization of Space

David Pugliese's blog Defence Watch is reporting via the Asia Times that India is much closer and more determined than ever to developing its very own ASAT (Anti-satellite weapon). This revelation brings the Republic of India  within arms reach of entering an exclusive club occupied only by the United States, Russia , and more recently China. The entrance of yet another state into the race to dominate the cosmos will have regional repercussions as those states (and potentially others) vie for strategic and competitive advantage.
Helium-3, a rare element that can be used to fuel nuclear reactors at incredible efficiency, is virtually non-existent on Earth, yet just happens to be in abundance on the moon, and the Chinese Government has already stated their intent on harvesting the substance.  India, though not having expressed a direct interest in mining the moon for Helium-3, has declared it's intentions to land on the moon in the next ten years while Russia is flat out is saying "we're going to be mining by 2020!!" Forgetting not the recent American declaration to "get back to the moon ASAP" and I think we have a bona fide Star War, or at the very least, enormous potential for conflagration. To be Continued