{"id":1407,"date":"2008-01-26T09:07:50","date_gmt":"2008-01-26T09:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/2008\/01\/26\/exopolitics-med-6\/"},"modified":"2008-01-26T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T09:07:50","slug":"exopolitics-med-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/omniversity.us\/exopolitics\/exopolitics-med-6\/","title":{"rendered":"EXOPOLITICS MEDIA NOTE:  Large Majorities of Americans and Russians Oppose All Space Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"95%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#111111\" border=\"0\" id=\"AutoNumber1\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;\">\n&nbsp; <\/p>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<td width=\"95%\"> MEDIA NOTE: On September 25, 2005, Hon. Paul Hellyer, former Minister<br \/>\nof Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, declared that \u201cUFOs are<br \/>\nas real as the planes over your head.\u201d Hellyer warned, &quot;The United<br \/>\nStates military are preparing weapons which could be used against the<br \/>\naliens, and they could get us into an intergalactic war without us ever<br \/>\nhaving any warning.\u201d&nbsp; <br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nThe Space Preservation Treaty bans all space-based weapons, and<br \/>\nestablishes an independent Outer Space Peacekeeping Agency to monitor<br \/>\nouter space and enforce the ban.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peaceinspace.org\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.peaceinspace.org<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nThe public opinion poll reported January 24, 2008 (See below) showing<br \/>\nthat large majorities of Americans and Russians oppose all space<br \/>\nweapons in effect supports a public position against a weaponization &#8211;<br \/>\nor attempted weaponization &#8211; by the U.S. military-industrial complex<br \/>\nagainst ethical upper dimensional Extraterrestrial civilizations now<br \/>\nvisiting Earth.<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\nAlfred Lambremont Webre, JD MEd<br \/>\nEXOPOLITICS RADIO<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.exopoliticsradio.com<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/images\/printer_logo.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/tr>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<td width=\"95%\">\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><a href=\"javascript:window.print()\">Print<\/a>&nbsp; <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/tr>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; <\/p>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"5%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<td width=\"95%\">\n<h3 class=\"title\">\nLarge Majorities of Americans and Russians Oppose All Space Weapons\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><br \/>\n<strong>Strong Bipartisan Support for Unilateral Restraint<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Large Majorities Favor Treaty Against Attacking or <br \/>Developing the Capability to Attack Satellites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/pdf\/jan08\/CISSM_Space_Jan08_rpt.pdf\">Full Report&nbsp; (PDF)<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/pdf\/jan08\/CISSM_Space_Jan08_quaire.pdf\">Questionnaire \/ Methodology (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" alt=\"CISSM_Space_Jan08_img.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/images\/jan08\/CISSM_Space_Jan08_img.jpg\" style=\"margin: 5px 5px 5px 0px; float: left;\" \/>Most<br \/>\nAmericans and Russians agree that their governments should work<br \/>\ntogether to prevent an arms race in space. Large majorities in both<br \/>\ncountries favor unilateral restraint and a treaty that would keep space<br \/>\nfree of weapons. <\/p>\n<p><em>A United States Air Force Defense Support System satellite used for infrared detection (Photo: USAF)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Americans<br \/>\nand Russians also support treaties that would prohibit countries from<br \/>\nattacking or interfering with each others\u2019 satellites and from testing<br \/>\nor deploying weapons designed to attack satellites. <\/p>\n<p>These are<br \/>\namong the key findings of a WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 1,247<br \/>\nAmericans and 1,601 Russians developed in conjunction with the Center<br \/>\nfor International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland<br \/>\n(CISSM). Knowledge Networks in the United States and the Levada Center<br \/>\nin Russia conducted the interviews. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" alt=\"CISSM_Space_Jan08_graph1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/images\/jan08\/CISSM_Space_Jan08_graph1.jpg\" class=\"imgright\" \/>Majorities<br \/>\nin both the United States (78%) and Russia (67%) say that as long as no<br \/>\nother country puts weapons into space, their own governments should<br \/>\nalso refrain from doing so. <\/p>\n<p>Most Russians (72%) and Americans<br \/>\n(80%) also favor a new treaty banning all weapons in space. Support for<br \/>\nsuch a ban was strong among Americans even when they were presented<br \/>\ncounter arguments about the potential military advantages of deploying<br \/>\nsuch systems. <\/p>\n<p>The US poll revealed strong bipartisan<br \/>\nconsensus on the issue. Majorities in both the Republican and<br \/>\nDemocratic parties believe the US government should refrain<br \/>\nunilaterally from deploying space weapons. There is also bipartisan<br \/>\nbacking for a treaty to ban these weapons, though support is higher<br \/>\namong Democrats. <\/p>\n<p>Steven Kull, director of<br \/>\nWorldPublicOpinion.org, noted that there was remarkable agreement<br \/>\nwithin and between the two countries on the issue of space weapons. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat<br \/>\nis striking is the robust consensus\u2014among Russians as well as<br \/>\nAmericans, and among Republicans as well as Democrats\u2014that space should<br \/>\nnot be an arena for the major powers to compete for military<br \/>\nadvantage,\u201d Kull said. <\/p>\n<p>John Steinbruner, director of CISSM,<br \/>\nadded that \u201cthe observed consensus also reflects a robust conception of<br \/>\nsecurity interest.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"1\" align=\"right\" alt=\"CISSM_Space_Jan08_graph2.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.worldpublicopinion.org\/pipa\/images\/jan08\/CISSM_Space_Jan08_graph2.jpg\" class=\"imgright\" \/>\u201cThe<br \/>\nuse of space for common protection is, in fact, far more important for<br \/>\nall countries under the circumstances of globalization than the pursuit<br \/>\nof national advantage in performing traditional military missions,\u201d<br \/>\nSteinbruner said.<\/p>\n<p>Asked how high a priority their governments<br \/>\nshould place on bilateral cooperation to prevent an arms race in space,<br \/>\nlarge maj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; MEDIA NOTE: On September 25, 2005, Hon. 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