Posted by u/lughnasadh
Is it time for Europe to abandon the US's Artemis Accords and work more closely with China in Space instead?
That countries have "No permanent friends, only permanent interests," is a famous dictum of diplomacy. Europeans, Canadians, and others will find this phrase very timely right now. The US, formerly someone they could think of as a friend and the source of shared interests, is rapidly becoming the opposite on both counts. It's speaking openly about breaking up the EU & annexation, and invasion of European territory. NATO's days look numbered. Now the talk in Europe is of urgent military decoupling & technological disengagement from America. Well, if that is the case, surely future space cooperation is a prime target for being cancelled? Does this make increased space cooperation with China a better idea? It's worth considering. There's a strong argument to be made that China is rapidly heading towards being the world's pre-eminent space power. They have credible plans for a lunar space base and deep space expansion. In America, the formerly glorious NASA has been gutted, and future space hopes seem to be in the hands of a bulls**t artist, who perpetually over-promises and fails to deliver. That's 2 reasons for Europe to change sides. The US is your military opponent now & their space efforts are in decline. Plus, if China becomes the world's major space power, can Europe afford to ignore it?
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