In 1967, the US signed the Outer Space Treaty. Article IV states that the "establishment of military bases, installations and fortifications… …on celestial bodies shall be forbidden".
There is a similar treaty that applies to Antarctica. We know how to build bases there (there are over 50 research stations in Antarctica). If the Antarctic Treaty was broken by building a military base, there'd be a precedence for building a military base on the Moon too — once we've figured out how — and breaking the Outer Space Treaty.
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In 1967, the US signed the Outer Space Treaty. Article IV states that the "establishment of military bases, installations and fortifications… …on celestial bodies shall be forbidden".
http://www.state.gov/www/global/arms/treaties/space1.html
We'll see how realistic that is when some vital resource is discovered in Antarctica.
I have no idea what your comment has to do with the parent? Sorry, confused, could you clarify?
There is a similar treaty that applies to Antarctica. We know how to build bases there (there are over 50 research stations in Antarctica). If the Antarctic Treaty was broken by building a military base, there'd be a precedence for building a military base on the Moon too — once we've figured out how — and breaking the Outer Space Treaty.