United States Space Command Vision for 2020
compared to
Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space (United Nations Treaty)

Vision for 2020, a document published by the U.S. Space Command, is the plan for United States' domination of the Earth from space. The first page calls for, "dominating the space dimension of military operations to protect US interests and investment." When you read the document, you will find such phrases as, "full spectrum dominance;" "control of space is the ability to assure access to space…and an ability to deny others the use of space, if required."

Compare the above to the Outer Space Treaty [Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space], which can be read on the United Nations site, here [this site will open in a new browser window].

The Missile Defense budget for 2003 is $8.6 billion. Below is a breakdown of Maine's share of that cost and what that money could buy to meet local needs.

Maine's Share of Missile Defense: $147 million

This amount could have provided:
1) 3,466 children could attend Head Start
2) 7,654 children could have health coverage
3) 322 affordable housing units could be built
4) 504 elementary school teachers could be hired

Peace Action Maine believes we need to work together to make the twenty-first century one in which the principles of Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will triumph over hate, greed and violence. We must speak out against the rule by military might, and speak up for the rule of international rule through the United Nations.