Resolved: The United States shall implament the a program to clean up space junk.

1) Kellser Syndrome + Costs"Kessler called it the worst case scenario an exaggeration."In your own article Kessler still strains the point that Space junk is a problem and that it has the power to make Space travel impossible. Kessler even goes on record in the article saying: "To fight debris, designers will have to give spacecraft more and more shielding, struggling to protect the craft from destruction and making them heavier and more costly in the process. At some point, the costs will outweigh the benefits", meaning that even though Kessler feels his own worst case scenario is a bit of a stretch, the danger of Space junk is still very real and should be addressed. "The United States can't clean up all space junk because it would be illegal via international to clean up other nation’s space junk since the space debris still belongs to that nation"This argument is easily countered by the source you again provide: "without consent from the owner, it cannot be disposed of or otherwise interfered with".As long as nations give consent to have their nonfunctioning, 30 year old space junk be removed from orbit, the entire problem of international laws you are citing is taken care of. It is most certainly NOT impossible for the US to clean up space junk due to international laws since those laws can be overcome simply by nations giving the US permission to remove defunct, no longer in use, wortless space junk from space. 2) "Orion and Catchers Mitt"You only cared to cherry pick the two most expensive programs as the only solutions to fight space junk when there are several inexpensive options on the table that would work even better then the two concepts you cared to provide:http://www.treehugger.com...http://mentalfloss.com...Plus the private sector is already developing other ideas to clean up space junk as well:http://www.dnaindia.com...The cost of cleaning up space junk depends entirely on the method used to actually clean it up, which can range from inexpensive to slightly expensive (The US spends Trillions on Health and Military operations, I think they can spare a couple billion for space), and the value of the satellites that would otherwise be saved from such space debris would vastly outweigh the cost to clean up the space junk in the first place. On top of that you have the private sector who could handle the problem for the US at a smaller cost, and other nations could provide funding to clean up the space junk since chances are, some of it belongs to them. Russia has already spent $2 billion on a program to clean up space junk themselves which shows that other nations do have an interest in eliminating space junk. http://www.popsci.com...Switzerland is also getting in on the action with their own program as well:http://www.usnews.com...England is also poking around with ideas of their own regarding removal of space junk:http://zeenews.india.com...The point is, many nations have already expressed interest in cleaning up space junk, which means that the US isnt the only one who will have to foot the bill or be the one to do anything about it, and that nations could combine existing methods to work together to clean up space junk rather then start from scratch. Not to mention that the private sector could also get in on the actiona and lend a helping hand as well. You also dont even have to get rid of ALL the space junk, you only have to clean up a portion of it and only have to be able to keep it in check so that it doesnt pose a big threat anymore ===============================================================Reasons why the US should implement a program to clean up space junk- Could create jobs- The value of the satellites in space at risk from space junk vastly outweighs the cost of cleaning the space junk up- All modern nations depend on all kinds of satellites to operate, meaning they should be protected- Space Junk does have the potential to make space travel too unfeasible to be continued which can be catastrophic- The US doesnt have to fund this all by itself, other nations and the private sector could chip in and have reason to- There are potentially inexpensive ways to clean up all the space junk- If Space junk continues to be left unchecked it will certainly become a problem- There wouldnt be international issues since theres no reason to not have another nation remove its space junk since its junk and completely worthless - Space junk has the potential to destroy satellites, space stations, and even kill Astronauts themselves with impeccable aim- Other nations have already started programs to clean up space junk as well, meaning the US isnt the one who has to handle everything on its own