Just… wow. The STUPID just keeps coming with this guy. Did he just catch a showing of Starship Troopers on SPIKE TV or something? Please, Trump worshippers, please defend this imbecilic idea. https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/18/trump-space-traffic-debris-630189
Was this a recent thing? I know I heard this months ago, unless he rekindled it recently and I missed it. Anyway, it's a necessity IMO. Our Technology uses satellites...based in space to help us on the battlefield. The first shots are going to be to take those out. Russia and China know this and have both been working on Satellite Killing. Laugh about a space force, and be unprepared if you want...but the first strikes are going to be at those assets. Not stupid at all. it shows that someone has their eye on the ball, and some do not apparently.
So it is your opinion that military assets in space is imbecilic? Anti-missile tech is "stupid"? GPS was "moronic"? A jump point for defense against rogue meteors etc is just dumb? You realize that the world has been chasing dominance in space since we reached it? It brought down the USSR ffs. I guess China is stupid too.
Are you kidding me? This is absolutely necessary, and should have been done sooner. Why do you not think this should be done? It kind of baffles me!
Wait a minute, what exactly are we needing to defend? Do you remember the Star Wars program under Reagan? This would be like that. It's a program that will destroy any nuclear missiles shot at us from abroad so that the missiles never make it here. Why do you have a problem with that? How could you have a problem with that?
Serious question... do you think the name "Space Force" is stupid, or do you think the idea of defending our satellites from potential attack is stupid?
Gotta be because Trump. That's the default answer to all the things they don't like, are stupid, etc..
Now they can't claim to be a "space shuttle door gunner" because that's going to be a real thing people know the details on.
Why do you think it’s necessary? Why isn’t the structure of the Air Force’s space operations satisfactory? Why doesn’t Mattis think it’s necessary?
reminds me if when the left criticized reagan for his star wars...now that technology is on our warships keeping fat little lefties safe at their troughs.
We already defend our satellites from potential attack. Just how many satellites are being shot out of the sky that makes this idea defensible? What evidence is there that this is necessary - or even rational?
So far the defense of this idea is: “You just don’t like Trump!” “Why SHOULDN’T we have a space force? Because of all those satellites that are not being shot out of the sky! Dear god, this is you Trumpettes defend this guy’s decisions? Fascism is right around the corner.
We already had airplanes in the air when the USAF was created as a separate branch of the military. In fact our planes in the air actually helped win WW1 and WW2 before we had a separate branch. Yet we created a separate branch.
More like you trying to project your nonsense on someone else when your specious comments were called out.
I am not a fan of Trump, but what is wrong with defending our country from space? Is it that you think that the Air Force should take it on? Is there air in space? What makes you an authority; did you take up space in school?
silly thread. protection in space should be paramount. The majority of our systems come from satellites. That said, some of this should have a mandate on research to remove the space debris cluttering up our atmosphere.
well congress is going to have to actually do it. as long as there is no duplicate effort between this service and the air force i have no heartburn over this.
So where is the analysis that shows the current command structure is not working? I’ll tell you where it is: Nah, let’s not wait for that. Trump’s “gut” says we should just do it!