Trump Vows to Plant US Flag on Mars

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Scientists reveal who owns Mars - as Trump vows to plant US flag on it

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Donald Trump said it was America 's 'manifest destiny' to 'plant the stars and stripes' on Mars .

But international law prevents the US from claiming Mars as US territory.

The Outer Space Treaty was signed by the US and other space-faring nations in 1967 .

This treaty was designed to quash tension surrounding space exploration.

The Outer Space Treaty was written when it was written but only states are allowed to exploit space's resources.

That has led some individuals to conclude that there is a loophole in the law.

The treaty's rules of exploiting space only specifically refer to states.

But the word 'use' is so ambiguous that states are able to justify a wide range of activities.

As long as a nation doesn't claim to own the area, the law permits them to build a base, mine the resources they find there, and use them to support a colony.

Both the US and China are targeting the same region of the moon's south pole.

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