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A Secret War is Being Planned for the Moon
Lunar Loophole Raises Legal Questions
For now, no one has legal ownership over the moon. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, the moon is not the property of any state, national or international government or organization, or any one entity.
“The legal status of the moon is currently defined by the 1967 Outer Space Treaty of the United Nations,” Dr. Ian Crawford, a professor of planetary science at the Birkbeck University of London, told BBC Radio.
But that may soon change.
This is a hot topic since our moon contains many resources, such as rare minerals and the helium-3 isotope, which is an important gas that allows for the production of energy. Whoever has rights to the moon will also have access to those resources.
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