May 23, 2019
The Deep State has killed Space Force.
From American Greatness:
When Russia deploys space stalkers—tiny, fast-moving satellites with powerful grappling claws designed to push the Army’s critical Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites (there are 10 of them) out of orbit—before their tanks blitzkrieg into another Eastern European state (something likely to happen soon, unless the administration can negotiate the mother-of-all geopolitical deals with Moscow, yet another thing our foolish "Deep State†is preventing), blame Congress. Or, when China blinds the Navy’s Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation in geosynchronous orbit before they invade Taiwan, just remember that it was the petty politics of the NeverTrumpers in Washington, D.C. who made these new age surprise attacks possible.
The author is absolutely correct; the Russians and Chinese have been working to develop all manner of space-based weaponry and intel systems. They have satellite killers. They have ways to trick our satellites. We grow increasingly vulnerable as we become more dependent on systems that our rivals can destroy or manipulate. This is not a stable situation.
What gave America her post-WWII dominance? It was our victory in the skies. We didn't try to fight with battle ships or large troops as was done in the past, and we wound up becoming the word's great air power. Space is an extension of that, the true "high ground". Whoever controls space controls the future. That's why the Russians and Chinese are trying so hard to do so.
Just the idea that we were going to modernize, to create a space force, put great pressure on the Sino-Soviet Axis. They know that if we get serious we will win. They need to keep us complacent while they move steadily forward, and at some point we will find we have lost the space race. Sadly, our "leaders" in America are too intent on puny political scraps.
This hyper-partisanship is going to cost us dearly in the years to come.
Oh, wait; we have been spending money on space defense! The Pentagon has researching UFO's. Clearly they have their priorities straight; we need protection from those tall, skinny green dudes with the giant heads (well, Obama may have been one of 'em, so maybe we really do!)
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