Well, it was bound to happen. Someone needs to send some DVDs of the Japanese anime series ‘Planetes‘ to the guys that want to militarize space. Most of the junk up there just won’t go away and even a paint chip can ruin a space craft.
Air Force officials said the directive did not call for militarizing space. “The focus of the process is not putting weapons in space,” said Maj. Karen Finn, an Air Force spokeswoman. “The focus is having free access in space.”
… to put nuclear weapons in space…
Air Force seeks Bush nod for space weapons