Firstly, teh oceans are not really like the space. Secondly, there
is no
"economic zone" in space and thirdly, US is not going to nearly the
same
extents to deny others access to the oceans, unlike the space.

For a place that the US is supposedly "going to extremes to deny
others access to," there sure is a lot of non-US activity there. But
don't let us interrupt your fantasies, Sander.




Yeah to that. The ESA has incredibly cheap launch rates. For 20
million, a damn civilian can fly into space. Adding the new private
companies, and you can see space really is a lot like the sea. Its
vast, open, and full of mystery.