Space the next battlefield

President Bush argues that we must have flexibility in space to protect American interests.
In another Friday afternoon release the White house disclosed the latest American Space Policy:
"The document, released earlier this month with no public announcement, emphasizes security issues, the Washington Post reported".

Bush's top goals, as stated in the document, are to "strengthen the nation's space leadership and ensure that space capabilities are available in time to further U.S. national security, homeland security, and foreign policy objectives" and to "enable unhindered U.S. operation in and through space to defend our interest there,"

Space exploration has always held the double edged sword of orbiting weapons platforms. Because of this fear during the cold war weapons platforms were always the talk of treaties, this lead to the creation of the Outer Space Treaty, which the US ratified in 1967.

This treaty ratified by 98 countries. Clearly states that Nuclear or other weapons of mass destruction may not be deployed in space or on any celestial bodies.

It also clearly states "outer space is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty, by means of use or occupation, or by any other means". Would defending our right to pursue space activities count as an attempt to claim sovereignty in space against nations we deem unacceptable?

Are we once again turning our back on a treaty ratified by a previous administration?