Treaties are great fun for the specific brand of nerd that loves treaties.<p>In the real world, the only thing that matters is who has the bigger stick to backup whatever terms they dictate.<p>No NATO treaties or US treaties would have any weight without the backing of the largest military force on the planet. So in regard to space, it&#x27;s all meaningless, because there&#x27;s nothing of value on Mars or the Moon that is economically worth sending a military to enforce a treaty over.<p>Common sense isn&#x27;t so common sometimes...