[quote=@MetalLover]
<Snipped quote by Willy Vereb>

I have two reasons for setting it up at the beginning. 
1: I have plans for this, large, insane plans.
2: I feel like it would be more interesting for the story with rival superpowers trying to take Mars and the Moon.
[/quote]Just because people called dibs doesn't mean there won't be any fighting over the Moon.
But well technically the international laws prevent the militarization of space besides given the costs making it a joint operation is more believable IMO.