By signing here we petition the United States government to secure funding and resources, and begin construction on a Millennium Falcon prototype by 2016.
Once the U.S. has built the Death Star as our ultimate defense platform, other countries will undoubtedly join the hyper-space race.
Owing to historical documents archived by George Lucas and company, we know that once other countries begin building Death Stars (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/secure-resources-and-funding-a...), the only thing that can keep their power in check is the Millennium Falcon.